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| Map made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone, often used to produce maps of small areas | Conic projection |
| map that models the changes in elevation of Earth's surface and indicated such features as roads and cities | Topographic map |
| Line on a map that connects points of the equal elevation | Contour line |
| Relationship between the distances on a map and distances on Earth's surface that can be repersented as a ratio or as a small bar divided into sections | Map scale |
| Explains meaning of symbols used on the map | Map legend |
| An imaginary line around the Earth at exactly halfway between the north and south poles | Equator |
| Distance in degrees north or south of the equator | Latitude |
| Imaginary line that represents 0 degrees longitude and runs from the north pole through Greenwich, England, to the south pole | Prime meridian |
| Distances in degrees east or west of the prime meridian | Longitude |
| Study of maps | cartography |
