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Vocabulary Terms for Unit 1

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GeographyThe study of our earth's surface.
Longitude/MeridiansImaginary map lines going from north to south.
ScaleThe measure of distance for places on the map.
distortionsThe inaccuracies the maps make of the real terrain.
political mapmap showing things created by humans (boundaries and borders).
The 7 continentsAfrica, Australia, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Antartica
Prime meridiano degree line splitting the west and east.
compass rose/orientationcompass showing which was is N, S, E, or W.
latitude/parallelsImaginary lines going from east to west.
TodalsigssTitle, Oriantation, Date, Author, Legend, Scale, Index, Grid, Source, Situation
cartographersmapmakers
special purpose mapsmaps that show certain things on a map.
the 4 oceansartic ocean, atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, and indian ocean
legendkeys to refer to object or plances on map
physical mapsmaps of terrain and the conditions it's in at that area.
gazetteerindex of a book on maps of theour world and places.
equator0 degree latitude line that divides the earth by north and south.


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