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| physical geography | the study of the earth’s landforms, weather, and plant and animal patterns |
| cultural geography | the study of people and their ways of life |
| geographer | person who studies the physical features, products, political divisions, and people of the world (or any part of the world) |
| contrast | (n) difference; (v) to explain how things are different |
| culture | way of life |
| distortion | inaccurate in terms of shape or size |
| comparison | (n) likeness or similarity |
| cartographer | mapmaker |
| technology | man-made tools and machines used to solve problems |
| raw materials | natural resources used to make products |
| great circle route | the shortest distance between two places on earth |
| projection | a way to show the round earth on a flat map |
| atlas | a collection of maps in a book |
| Mercator projections | one type of cylindrical projection that is useful for navigators because it shows true direction and shape |
| map | a flat diagram of all or part of Earth’s surface |
| conic projection | most accurate along the lines of latitude where it touches the globe |
| flat-plane projection | useful for showing true direc- tion for airplane pilots and ship navigators |
| map's title | shows what the subject of the map is |
| compass rose | has arrows that point to all four principal directions |
| scale | represents the distances between points on a map |
