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Social Studies 10-4-07
Social Studies Test #1
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5th Grade
10/04/2007

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cartographer
Definition
a map maker
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region
Definition
any area of land or water that has certain character that make it different from other areas
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hemishpere
Definition
half of the earth (seperated by the equator)
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parallels
Definition
they circle the globe in an west to east direction and measure distance north to south of the equator (also a parallel of latitude)
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meridians
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meridians run north to south on a globe (north pole to south pole). Meridans only go halfway around the globe and they do not meet at the poles
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projection
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a way of drawing the curved surface of the earth or a flat map
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