| A | B |
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| cartographer | mapmaker |
| map projections | ways of drawing the Earth on flat surface |
| hemisphere | one-half of the Earth |
| title | tells you the subject of the map |
| key | explains the meaning of the colors or symbols on a map |
| scale | helps a person read distances on a map |
| directional arrow | shows which way is north, south, east or west |
| standard time zone | system using lines of longitude to make it easier to tell time around the world |
| Equator | imaginary line dividing the Earth at 0 degrees latitude |
| Prime Meridian | imaginary line dividing the Earth at 0 degrees longitude |
| latitude | imaginary lines used to measure distances north and south of the Equator |
| longitude | imaginary lines used to measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| Mercator projection | map projection made in the 1500s |
| Robinson projection | map projection used most often today |
| political map | map showing boundaries between countries or states |
| population map | map showing the number of people in a certain area |
| economic map | map showing how people make a living in an area |
| physical map | map showing the natural land features of an area |
