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#Geo Basics, types of maps, reading a map, mapping skills, vocabualry
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Areas with similarities either physical or cultural.
Latitude
Thematic Map
Region
Absolute Location
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Consists of a longitude or latitude (global position) or a street address (local position).
Relative Location
Thematic Map
Compass Rose
Absolute Location
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Run
horizontally
lines that measure distance north & south of Equator.
Longitude
Physical Map
Latitude
Thematic Map
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Latitude lines measure degrees...
North and South
East and West
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A GPS is an example of...
Phone app
absolute location
Map
Geographic Information System
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An imaginary line around the earth cutting it in half, equally distant from both poles.
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
Relative Location
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Absolute Location is
The location of a place in relation to others
The exact location of a place on Earth
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Longitude Lines measure degrees...
East and West
North and South
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Position described by landmarks, time, or directions.
Longitude
Absolute Location
Latitude
Relative Location
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The components of a map...
compass rose, map title
map key, map title
map key, compass rose
compass rose, map key, map title
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maps, charts, and graphs are ways to share...
geographic information
relative location
geological information
longitude and latitude
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Relative Location is
The location of a place in relation to others
The exact location of a place on Earth
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An imaginary line around the earth cutting it in half, equally distant from both poles.
Equator
Latitude
Relative Location
Prime Meridian
