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| ThematicMaps | Special purpose maps used to display statistical information |
| PoliticallMaps | Maps that include boundaries, countries, cities with color scheme designed to differentiate one country from another. |
| PhysicalMaps | Maps that include mountains, rivers, deserts, lakes, with a color scheme designed to indicate the change in elevation. |
| ConicProjection | Most accurate at mid-latitudes and is most often used in maps of mid-latitude countries like USA. |
| PlanarPolarProjection | Most accurate at poles and used to find the shortest routes to locations. |
| CylindricalMercatorProjection | Most accurate at the Equator, most distorted at the poles. Has straight lines that show true direction. |
| Geographers | People who study ways places differ and how people organize themselves to use earth's resources. |
| Title | Map part which tells the reader what information is presented on the map. |
| Orientation | Map part which tells the reader the direction of the map. |
| Date | Map part which tells the reader when the map was made to determine its accuracy. |
| Authors | Map part which tells the reader who created it. |
| LegendKey | Map part which tells the reader the meaning of the symbols. |
| Scale | Map part which tells the reader the distance on the map in comparison to the real world. |
| RelativeLocation | The relation of one place to another. |
| AbsoluteLocation | The exact position on the globe. |
| Geographia | Greek word meaning Earth description/picture |
| Geography | The study of the Earth and the people, plants, and animals that live on it. |
