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| Geography | The study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to one another. |
| Compass Rose | AkA a "orientation" or cardinal directions |
| Legend | shows what symbols on a map stand for. |
| Scale | Describes the size of the map in relation to the size of the real world 1------------1 |
| Latitude | parallels lines= Runs parallel with the equator |
| Longitude | meridians runs pole to pole |
| Equator | equator--0 degrees latitude(0) divides the Earth into north and south. |
| Prime Meridan | (0) degrees longitude divides the earth into east and west. Imaginary line that goes through Greenland and England |
| Political Map | maps that show things mostly created by people. |
| Physical Map | maps that show things mostly created by nature |
| Special Purpose Map | maps designed to display very specific information |
| Cartographers | mapmakers |
| Distorition | shows what symbols it shows on a map. |
| Gazetteer | A dictionary or index geographical names and placesof |
