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Vocabulary Unit 1

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GeographyThe study of a place and how things in that place interact with one another
Longitude/meridiansLine that run East and West on the earth
ScaleA ratio of how big something is in a picture to its actual size
DistortionsThe deformatiom of something
Political MapsMaps that contain names of countries and cities
The 7 ContinentsAsia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antartica
Prime Meridian0 degree longitudinal line, crosses Greenwich England
Compass Rose/OrientationContains cardinal directions
TODALSSIGSThe right way to make a map
CatographersPeople who make maps
Special Purpose MapsMaps made to display certain things
The 4 OceansIndian, Pacific, Atlantic, Artic
LegendA table which explains parts of a map
GridBreaks up maps into sections which makes it easier to locate certain places
Latitude/ParallelsLine that run North and South on the earth
Map ProjectionsDifferent ways to display a Map of an area
Physical MapsMaps that contain landforms of an area
GazetteerA index of where locations are on a map
Equator0 degree latitudinal line that separates the northern and southern hemisphere


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