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| A search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something. |
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An object with height, width, and depth.
A globe is 3-dimensional, so it simultaneously shows accurate shapes, sizes, distances and directions. |
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| A system by which lines of latitude and longitude are drawn onto a flat surface so as to represent the curved surface of the Earth. |
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| An agreement reached where those involved give up something. |
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The first cartographer to name both North and South America.
Mercator maps have accurate shapes but inaccurate sizes. |
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| The state of being twisted or stretched out of shape. |
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A map that maintains the true shapes of land masses, but not the sizes. Lines of longitude and latitude will cross at right angles as they do on a globe.
The Mercator is a conformal map. |
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| A circulat projection that shows 1/2 of the globe. Distances on a azimuthal projection accurately reflect the curved surface of the Earth. |
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| A azimuthal projection that is centered on one of the poles. |
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| Any imaginary line that circles the Earth and divides into 2 equal parts. |
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| Travel between any two points along a great circle. It is always the shortest way to go. |
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| A projection of the Earth in which certain portions of the oceans are removed to lessen distortion. |
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| A projection that maintains overall shapes and relative positions without extreme distortion. |
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| A oval projection that maintains realistic shapes with minor size distortions at all latitudes. |
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| An extensive, continuous area of land ice. Greenland and Antarctica are the only two in existence today. |
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| A large sheet of ice extending from land over the surrounding sea. |
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| A huge mass of floating ice that breaks off an ice shelf at the end of a glacier. Most of the ice is under water and the surface is jagged. |
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| A mass of ice that breaks off from larger ice bodies and floats freely in the sea. The surface is flat. |
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| An extensive, cohesive mass of floating ice found in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. They do not begin on land. The size changes with the seasons. |
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| Part of a map showing colors, patterns or symbols and what they represent. |
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| The relationship between size on a map and the size of the actual object. |
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| A large scale map shows a large amount of detail about a small area. |
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| A small scale map shows a small amount of detail about a large area. |
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An object with height and width, such as paper.
Because a map is two-dimensional, it can never show all of these features correctly: distance, direction, area and shape. |
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| The interlocking set of lines created by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude creates the geographic grid and allows us to find an exact location. |
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| Maps that show mountains and other landforms. |
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| Maps that show countries and cities. |
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| What are the 5 basic parts of a map? |
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| Title, legend, grid system, direction, and scale |
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1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m)
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
1 centimeter (cm) = 100 millimeters (mm) |
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| Lengths: Standard Measure |
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1 mile (mi) = 5,280 feet (ft)
1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yards (yd)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft)
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
1 fathom (fath) = 6 feet (ft)
' commonly denotes feet.
" commonly denotes inches. |
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