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| globe | a scale model of the earth |
| map | a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet |
| cartographers | use mathematical formulas to transfer information from the three-dimensional globe to the two dimensional map |
| map projection | project the round Earth onto a flat surface |
| hemisphere | is one of the halves into which the Earth is divided |
| latitude | parallels, circle the Earth parallel to the Equator and measure the distance north and south of the Equator in degrees |
| longitude | meridians, circle the Earth from pole to pole |
| absloute location | Every place has a globe address |
| relative location | the location of one place in relation to another |
| physical map | shows the location and the topography |
| topography | shape of the earth's physical features |
| political map | shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns |
| thematic maps | maps that emphasize a single idea or particular kind of information about an area |
| site | refers to specific location of a place, including its physical setting |
| situation | an expression of relative location |
| place | is aparticular space with physical and human meaning |
| region | areas with similar characterstics |
| formal region | project produced there |
| perceptual region | popular feeling and image rather that by objective data |
| ecosytem | is a community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and their surrounding, for survival |
