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| is a visual representation of information | A map |
| Maps show four things: | Direction DistanceShapeSize |
| can showall four types with accuracy at thesame time. | Globeshowing the earth on a piece ofpaper |
| a way ofshowing the earth on a piece ofpapershowing the earth on a piece ofpaper | Map Projection |
| a mapprojection that shows truedirection and land shapes butexaggerates sizes of land | Mercator projection |
| the North or South Poleis the center of this projection;land and water areas at theouter section are shown aslarger than they really are andhave inaccurate shapes (usedmostly by pilots and airlines) | Polar |
| sizes andshapes of areas near theeastern and western edges areaccurate; shapes of areas nearthe poles somewhat flat (mostwidely used projection – leastdistortion) | Robinson Projection |
| the North or SouthPole is the center of thisprojection; land and waterareas at the outer section areshown as larger than theyreally are and have inaccurateshapes | Interrupted |
| symbol used on a map toshow distance | Scale |
| pinpointingexactly where on the earth aparticular spot is found | Absolute location |
| pinpointingwhere on the earth a particularspot is found in terms of anotherspot on the earth. | Relative location |
| unit of measurement oflatitude and longitude | Degree |
| distance measured indegrees north or south of theequator (lines go around theearth running east and west | Latitude |
| 0º latitude; line oflatitude that divides the earth intoequal parts | Equator |
| 0º longitude;starting point for measuringlongitude (from Greenwich,England) | Prime Meridian |
| (indicator ofdirection, i.e., north, south, east,and west) is used to identify maporientation. | Compass Rose |
| a map which show how the land looks | Physical Map |
| map whichshows how humans have dividedthe surface f the earth(boundaries of countries andother areas) | Political Map |
| map which uses contour lines to show elevation | Contour map |
| maps used to describe a specific topic | Thematic maps |
| set of lines used to finelocations on a map | Grid |
| define absolute location | Latitude and longitude |
