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Map Skills Flashcards

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Thematic

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Tells about the characteristics of a place

Ex: population

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Cartogram

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Makes certain countries bigger to show population

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Legend

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Explains content

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Scale

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Gives distance

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Title

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Gives subject

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Compass

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Shows direction

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Latitude 0 line

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Equator

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Longitude 0 line

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Prime meridian

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Latitude runs…

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E+W

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Longitude runs…

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N+S

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Latitude measures…

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N+S

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Longitude measures…

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E+W

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Latitude maximum degrees

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90

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Longitude maximum degrees

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180

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Order of cordinates

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Lat, long

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What are longitude lines also known as

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Meridians

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What are latitude lines also known as

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Parallels

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Most accurate way to view Earths surface

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Robinson’s projection

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Areas of distortion in the robinson’s project

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Is ok at showing shape and area/size and lines don’t connect at the poles

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How can Lat and Long lines be used to distort and show accurately different areas of the Earth’s surface

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The lat and long lines aren’t equal in size so it stretches out, or shrinks countries so they fit the correct coordinates

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Topography

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Detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area

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Contour lines

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Line joining points of equal elevation on a surface

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Contour interval

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Difference in elevation between two contour lines

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Relief

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Difference in elevation and slope between the higher and lower parts of a land surface of a given area

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Who uses these maps

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Architects and hikers

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Reference

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Tells you where something is located

Ex: where cities are located

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