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| equator | an imaginary line around the globe, halfway between the poles |
| pole | the northern and southern ends of the earth's axis of rotation |
| longitude | the angular distance E or W from 0 degrees (Greenwich) to a place |
| latitude | the angular distance N or S from the equator to a place |
| atlas | a book containing a collection of maps |
| map projection | any method used to map a 3-D surface onto a plane (flat surface) |
| cartography | the study of and making of maps |
| cartographer | a person who studies and makes maps |
| compass rose | a diagram on a map that shows the directions -- N,S,E, W, etc |
| scale of a map | the ratio of the length of a line on a map to its actual length |
