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| geography | is the study of where people,places and things are located and how they are relate to one another |
| compass rose | A/K/A "orientation" or cardinal directions.North,South,East,West |
| legnd | A/K/A "key". show what symblos on a map stand for. |
| scale | describes the size of the map in relation to the size of the world |
| latitude | A/K/A parallels run parallel with equator always goes first. |
| longitude | A/K/A meridans runs pole to pole always goes last. |
| pime meridan | 0 degrees longitude divides the earth into east and west. |
| equator | the line that divides the earth and thats starts with 0 degrees |
| distortion | because the cath's round and maps are flat,the earth really looks like. the size and shape are usually effected. |
| physical map | map that shows things mostly created by nature. |
| political map | map that show things mostly created by people. |
| special purpose map | map designed to display very special info. |
| cartographer | mapmakers map projection,ways of showing the earth on a flat page. |
| gazetteer | a dictionary or index of geographical name or places. |
