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| Geography | the study of where people,places and things are located and how they relate to eachother |
| Compass Rose | aka orientaion or cardinal directions show north ,south, east, and west |
| Legend | aka key and shows all symbols on a map stand for |
| Scale | describes the size of a map in relation to the size of the real world |
| Latitude | run parellel with the equator |
| Longitude | runs pole to pole |
| Equator | divides the earth from north to south |
| Prime Meridian | divides the earth from east to west |
| Political Map | maps that are made by people |
| Physical Map | maps that show things created by nature |
| Special Purpose Map | maps designed to display very specific information |
| Cartagra | they are map makers |
| Distortion | because the earth is round and maps are flat the maps change what the earth acually looks like |
| Gazetteer | a dictionary or index of geograghical places |
