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| geography | study of the world and everything in it |
| absolute location | uses latitude and longitude |
| relative location | describes one location in relation to another |
| cartographers | people who make maps |
| political maps | maps that show countries, states and capitals |
| thematic maps | maps that show economy, migrations, and battles |
| physical maps | maps that show mountains, hills, rivers and oceans |
| symbols | pictures that represent specific things on a map |
| labels | words or phrases that explain items on a map |
| Compass Rose | shows which way is N, S, E, and W on a map |
| cardinal directions | North, South, East, and West |
| scale | shows the ration between a unit of length on a map and a unit of distance on the earth |
| legend or key | a box on the map that explains the symbols, lines, and colors |
| lines of longitude | imaginary lines that stretch from the North to the South pole; also called meridians |
| lines of Latitude | imaginary lines that stretch across the EArth parallel to the Equator; called parallels |
| Equator | zero degrees latitude |
| Prime Meridian | zero degrees longitude |
| hemispheres | half of the globe(northern, southern, eastern, western) |
| projection | a way to show curved surface of the earth on a flat map |
