| A | B |
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| Geography | the study of the Earth's surface |
| Longitude/meridians | the part of the grid where the lines go north to south |
| Scale | measuring per inch/cm on the map relating to the real world |
| distortions | the map when it is flat----looks the way it isn't really supposed to be |
| Political maps | a map that shows cities,capitals,etc... |
| The 7 continents | Asia,South America,North America,Africa,Europe,Australia,Antarctica |
| Prime Meridian | Line of longitude that seperates east and west |
| Compass rose/orientation | a sign that shows east west north and south |
| latitude/parallels | lines that are a part of the grid that go from east to west |
| TODALSIGSS | title,orientation,date,author,legend,scale,grid,situation,source |
| Cartographers | people who make maps |
| Special Purpose maps | maps that show other features of the area... such as temperature in the area.. precipitation... population...etc... |
| the four oceans | Pacific Atlantic Arctic Indian oceans... |
| other things......... | other things...... |
| legend | a key.. . that shows what the symbols on the map stand for |
| grid | the lines going up and down the maps that indicate longitude and latitude |
| map projections | any type of map that is on paper or is drawn out |
| Physical maps | maps that show the geography of the area such as mountains ... rivers... etc... |
| Gazetteer | an index in the back of the book that helps you find a certain place |
| Equator | a line in the middle of the earth that goes horizontally that divides the north and south hemispheres |
