| A | B |
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| Geography | THE STUDY OF WHERE PEOPLE ,PLACES AND HOW THEY RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER. |
| COMPASS ROSE | AKA"ORIENTATION "OR CARDINAL DIERECTIONS. |
| LEGEND | AKA "KEY" --SHOWS WHAT SYMBOLS ON A MAP STAND FOR. |
| SCAL | DESCRIBES THE SIZE OF THE MAP IN RELATION TO THE SIZE OF THE REAL WORLD. |
| LATITUDE | AKA "PARALLELS"--RUN PARALLELS WITH THE EQUATER. |
| PRIME MERIDIAN | 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE (0) DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO EAST AND WEST . |
| LONGITUDE | AKA "MERIDIANS" RUNS POLE TO POLE. |
| EQUATER | 0 DEGREE LINE WHITCH IS A LATITUDE LINE. |
| GRID | latitude and longitude |
| GAZETTEER | A DICTI OR INDEX OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES AND PLACES. |
| DISTORTION | BECAUSE THE EARTH IS ROUND AND MAPS ARE FLAT , THE MAPS CHANGE WHAT THE EARTH REALLY LOOKS LIKE .THE SIZE & SHAPE ARE USUALLY EFFECTED. |
| SPECIAL PURPOSE MAP | MAPS AESIGNED TO DISPLAY VERY SPECIFIC INFORMATION. |
| PHISICAL MAP | MAPS THAT SHOW THINGS MOSTLY MADE BY NATURE |
| POLITICAL MAP | MAPS THAT SHOW THINGS MOSTLY CREATED BY PEOPLE. |
| CARTOGRAPHER | MAPS PROJECTIONS-WAY OF SHOWING THE EARTH ON A FLAT PAGE . |
