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A map is what kind of drawing of the earth’s what?

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It’s a flat drawing of the surface

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A globe is a what kind of model of the earth?

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A round model of the earth

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When the earth surface is flattened on a map we call this a what?

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A projection

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The cardinal directions of the compass Rose

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North, south, east, west

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What’s the intermediate directions of the compass Rose

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Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

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What do lines of latitude run from?

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East to west

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What’s circles the middle of the earth

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Equator

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The equator circlesthe middle of the earth at how many degrees

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0 degrees

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What do lines of longitude run from

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North to south

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What runs at 0° longitude

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Prime meridian

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What does the prime meridian run through?

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Greenwich England

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What is on the opposite side of the earth at a 180°?

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International date line

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The equator divides the earth into what hemispheres?

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Northern and southern

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The prime meridian divides the earth into what hemispheres

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Eastern and western

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What are the parts of a map

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Title, key, Compass rose, and scale bar.

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Title

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Tells you what information the map os Showing

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Key

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Explains symbols, lines on the map, and colors. It’s called a legend

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Compass rose

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Tells you the cardinal directions… N,S,E,W

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What are the types of maps?

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Physical, political, and special purpose maps.

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Physical

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Calls out landforms and water features

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Political

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Shows the political boundaries of countries along with human-made features

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Special purpose maps

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Presents specific types of information like climate, population, vegetation, etc

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What are the four types of projections

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Goode’s interupted equal-area projection

Robinson projection
Mercator projection
Winkel tripel projection

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