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map
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a georgraphic diagram with part or all of Earth's surface with geographic features
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globe
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a sphere of earth illustrating continets, oceans, islands, and countries
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cartographer
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a person who makes maps
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key
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explains the symbols on a map
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compass rose
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shows north, south, east, and west on a map
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longitude
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vertical lines on maps
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cardinal directions
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north south east west
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intermediate directions
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northeast southeast northwest southwest
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gazetteer
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geographic dictionary
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grid system
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helps locate places on maps
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latitude
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horizontal lines on maps
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meridians
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run from north to south pole
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prime meridian
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pass thorugh greenwich, england
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coordinates
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the set of numbers exactly
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scales
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compares a unit of length on the map and a unit of distance on earth
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kilometer
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measure of distance in the metric system
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projection
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a way of showing the rounded surface of earth on a flat map
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AD
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year of the lord
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century
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100 years
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decade
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10 years
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circa
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around the time of
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international dateline
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An imaginary line frome the north to south through the pacific ocean
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great circle
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a circle you draw on a globe the divides into equal parts
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hemisphere
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divides earth into northern,western, southern, and eastern parts.
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equator
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imaginary line around circumference of the earth which is the same distance from the North and South poles
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symbols
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represents capital cities, economic activity, and natural resources
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geography
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the study of a given land and itas physical features
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colors
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shows a variety of info on map
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title
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indicates subject of map and info it contains
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labels
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words/ phrases that name features on the map
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mercator projection
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shows most of continents of how they work on the globe but it streches out land near north and south poles
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azimuthal
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shows from straightline from center point to any other point on the map, but size and shapes are distorted
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homolosine
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shows landmasses shapes and sides but distances are incorrect
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robinson
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shows entire would with true sizes and shapes but landmasses near poles seems flattened
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physical maps
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show landforms and bodies of water in specific areas
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ex of a physical map
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show shape of a region
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political maps
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SHOWS FEATURES THAT HUMANS HAVE CREATED ON EARTH"S SURFACE
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ex political map
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show the region, countries, states, and citys neighbors
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thematic maps
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focus on specific ideas
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qualitative
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colors, symbols, dots. or line are used to show patterns
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cartograms
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present info about countries other than shapes and sizes
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flow line
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illutrates movement of people goods or ideas
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a record of the past
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history
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the study of people, places and the environment
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geography
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the study of how people manage their resources by producing exchanging and using goods and services
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economics
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ta legal member of the country
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citizens
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conflicts btwn peoples deires and their limited resources
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economy
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beliefs customs laws art and ways of living that a group of people share
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beliefs
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eacch kind of food clothing or technology each belief lanquage or tool share d by a culture
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culture trait
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where places are located and how they got there
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location
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the location of one place in relationto other places
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relative location
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the exact place of where a place is located
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absolute location
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