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SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL STUDIES
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Social Studies
7th Grade
09/12/2013

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Term
CELL
Definition
THE SPACE WHERE ROW AND COLUMN MEET.
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ROW
Definition
A SET OF SPACES THAT GOES ACROSS A MAP.
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COLUMN
Definition
A SET OF SPACES THAT GOES UP AND DOWN THE MAP.
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GRID
Definition
A SET OF LINES USED TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS ON A MAP.
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INDEX
Definition
AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLACES ON A MAP, WITH CELL NUMBERS.
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DEGREE
Definition
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE MEASURING.
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LATITUDE
Definition
A GRID TO MEASURE THE EARTH.
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LONGITUDE
Definition
A GRID TO MEASURE THE EARTH.
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EQUATOR
Definition
DIVIDES THE EARTH IN TWO.
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PRIME MERIDIAN
Definition
STARTING POINT FOR MEASURING LONGITUDE
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POLITICAL MAP
Definition
A KIND OF MAP THAT SHOWS HOW HUMANS HAVE DIVIDED THE EARTH INTO COUNTRIES AND STATES.
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PHYSICAL MAP
Definition
A KIND OF MAP THAT SHOWS FEATURES OF THE LAND.
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SPECIAL-PURPOSE MAP
Definition
A KIND OF MAP THAT GIVES ON PARTICULAR KIND OF INFORMATION.
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PLANAR PROJECTION
Definition
BASED ON THE PROJECTION OF THE GLOBE ONTO A PLANE.
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CONIC PROJECTION
Definition
BASED ON THE PROJECTION OF THE GLOBE ONTO A CONE.
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CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION
Definition
BASED ON THE PROJECTION OF THE GLOBE ONTO A CYLINDER.
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RECEIVER
Definition
SMALL DEVICE THAT DECODES AND PROCESSES DATA FROM SATELLITES.
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GPS
Definition
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.
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GROUND STATION
Definition
PLACE THAT TRACKS THE ORBITS AND MONITORS THE OUTPUT OF SATELLITES.
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GIS
Definition
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.
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SATELLITES
Definition
MACHINES IN SPACE THAT TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH
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