| A | B |
|---|
| Geography | The study of land and points on Earth |
| Long./ Meridians | the lines that go north to south |
| scale | ratio of distance on map to actual scale |
| distortions | elongation of points on a map when it is made |
| Political Maps | maps showing human characteristics |
| 7 cont. | North America, south A., aust., Europe, Asia, Africa, antactica |
| prime meridian | 0 dg long |
| orientation | the cardinal directions |
| lat /par | lines going east to west |
| todalsigss | see todalsiggs cards |
| Cartographers | mapmakers |
| speaicel purpose map | climate pop.. etc............. |
| 4 oceans | atlantis arctic,pacific,indian |
| ledgend | tells what symbols mean |
| grid | lat and long |
| map projections | projections made from satellites |
| physical maps | shows natural characteristics of the .land |
| gazeteer | tells points of place on a grid in back of book |
| Equater | middle of the earth |
