| A | B |
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| geography | The study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to one another. |
| compass rose | "oriention" or cardinal directions. |
| legand | key |
| scale | describes the size of the map in reation to the size of the real world. |
| latitude | "paralle" of the equator |
| longitude | "meridians"runs pole to pole |
| equator | divids the earth north and south |
| prime meridian | divids the earth into east and west |
| political map | a map that shows things mostly made by man |
| physical map | maps that show things mostly created by examples |
| special purpose map | maps designed to display very specific infomation |
| catographer | a map maker |
| distortion | the earth is round maps are made flat |
| gazetter | a dictionary or index of geographicl names and places |
