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1
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what are the primary directions called

A

cardinal directions

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what are the secondary directions called

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ordinal directions

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what are the third directions called

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tertiary directions

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4
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what are the cardinal directions

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north (0) or (360)
south (180)
west (270)
east (90)

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5
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what are the ordinal directions

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north-west
north-east
south-west
south-east

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6
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what are the tertiary directions

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north north-east
north north-west
east north-east
east south-east
south south-west
south south-east
west south-west
west north-west
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7
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what is the single most important direction? second? third?

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most important- North
second- South
third- East and West share equal value

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8
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lines of latitude run which way?

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around the globe horizontally

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9
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if you travel along lines of latitude you are travel which direction to which?

A

east to west

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10
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the equator is at what degree

A

0 degrees

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11
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is the equator north or south?

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neither, it is shared by both.

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12
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the world is divided into 2 ______?

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two hemispheres: Northern and Southern Hemispheres

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13
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all lines of latitude are _______? what does that mean?

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parallel, this means no matter how far you extend any two lines of latitude, they will never meet.

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14
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lines of latitude are also called?

A

parallels

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15
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map makers are also called

A

cartographers

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16
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how are lines of latitude split for 111km between?

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first split into 60 equal portions called minutes

then the space between each minute is divided into 60 equal portions called seconds

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17
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whats the distance between any two minutes

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1.85 km

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18
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whats the distance between any two seconds

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about 30m

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19
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what are the special lines of latitude

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equator (0)
Tropic of cancer (23.5N)
tropic of Capricorn (23.5S)
arctic circle (66.5N)
Antarctic circle (66.5S)
North Pole (90N)
South Pole (90S)
20
Q

lines of longitude run from what direction to which?

A

North to south

21
Q

the prime meridian is at what degree

A

0 degrees

22
Q

what line is directly opposite the prime meridian and is 180 degrees?

A

international date line

23
Q

the prime meridian and the 180 degrees divides the world into what?

A

the western and eastern hemisphere

24
Q

how many lines of longitude are there?

A

180 east of the prime meridian and 180 west of the prime meridian making a total of 360

25
Q

lines of longitude are not_______

A

parallel

26
Q

lines of longitude meet where?

A

at both poles

27
Q

which type of map projection was most commonly used?

A

mercator

28
Q

which type of map projection was good for navigation?

A

mercator

29
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which type of map projection was more accurate by location

A

mercator

30
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which type of map projection was more accurate by land area

A

winkel-tripel

31
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which type of map projection was good for politics and diplomacy

A

winkel-tripel

32
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the equator is a boundary between which two hemispheres

A

Northern and Southern

33
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the prime meridian and the 180 degree line is the boundary between which two hemispheres

A

western and eastern

34
Q

what is elevation

A

height above seal level

35
Q

what is altitude

A

height above sea level

36
Q

what is relief

A

difference in elevation

37
Q

what is a topographic map, physical map, and relief map

A

map which shows the elevations of lands

38
Q

what is a large scale map

A

shows large amount of detail of a small area

39
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what is a small scale map

A

show small amount of detail of a large area

40
Q

what is the purpose of a general-purpose map?

A

-provide many types of information on one map

41
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what is the purpose of a thematic map?

A

designed to show information on one particular topic

42
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what is the purpose of a topographic map?

A

make it easy to examine characteristics of a small area of earths surface in detail

43
Q

in military grid system which line comes first then follows?

A

the easting (vertical line) comes first then followed by the northing

44
Q

at a coastline what is the elevation most likely to be?

A

between 0 and 100m

45
Q

in which two hemispheres is North America

A

north and west

46
Q

an easting runs…..?

A

vertically on a map

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