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| Two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earths surface, or a portion of it. |
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| The relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole. |
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| refers to the physical gap or the interval between two objects. |
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| The relationships amoung people and objects across the barrier of space. |
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| The science of mapmaking. |
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Scale
(when applied to a map) |
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| Refers to the relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size on earth. |
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| The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map. |
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| This divided much of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to settlers in the west. |
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| A square 6 miles on each side. |
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| Some of the north-south lines that seperated the townships. |
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| A township is divided in 36 sections, each of which is 1 mile by 1 mile. They are numbered in consistent order from one to 36. From 1 in the Northeast to 36 in the south east. |
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GIS
(geographic information system) |
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| A computer system that can capture,store,analyze, and display geographic data. |
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| The aquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satelite orbiting earth or from other long-distance methods. |
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Gps
(Global Positioning System)
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| Is a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth. |
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