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World Geography Sem Exam CH 1
Sem Exams Chapter 1 , LOOKING AT THE EARTH
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Geography
8th Grade
12/11/2011

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MAP PROJECTION
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A TERM TO NAME A DRAWING OF THE EARTH SURFACE THAT REDUCES DISTORTIONS THAT ARE CAUSED BY CONVERTING THREE DIMENSIONS INTO 2 DIMENSIONS
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LATITUDE LINES
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A SET OF IMAGINARY LINES PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR
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RELATIVE LOCATION
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TERM USED TO DESCRIVE THE LOCATION OF A GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE IN RELATION TO OTHER NEARBY FEATURES
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
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PARTICULAR TYPE OF MAP THAT SHOWS NATURAL & MAN MADE FEATURES ON EARTH
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GLOBE
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GEOGRAPHIC TOOL IS A THREE DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF THE EARTH
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HEMISPHERE
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TERM USED TO NAME EACH HALF OF THE EARTH.. DIVIDED EITHER NORTH & SOUTH OR EAST & WEST
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EQUATOR
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IMAGINARY LIN DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
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CARTOGRAPHER
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MAP MAKER
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LONGITUDE LINES
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SET OF IMAGINARY LINES GOES AROUND EARTH OVER THE POLES
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ABSOLUTE LOCATION
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TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE EXACT PLACE ON EARTH AT WHICH A GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE IS FOUND
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PRIME MERIDIAN
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IMAGINARY LINES DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO EASTERN & WESTERN HALVES
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