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Geography map terms 6th grade
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09/14/2016

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Arial photograph
Definition
What is a photograph taken from the air?
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globe
Definition
What is a round model with a map of the world on it?
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map
Definition
What is a drawing that shows the surface features of an area?
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longitude
Definition
What is distance east or west of the price meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines, or meridians that run north and south form earths poles?
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Prime Meridian
Definition
What is the line of longitude marked 0 degrees on the world map, from which longitudes east and west are measured?
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latitude
Definition
What is distance north or south of the equator measured by a set of imaginary lines or parallels that run east and west around earth?
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parallel
Definition
In geography, what is the line of latitude north or south of the equator where parallels never cross or meet?
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absolute location
Definition
What is the longitude and latitude of a place?
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cardinal directions
Definition
What is the directions north south east and west?
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intermediate directions
Definition
What is the directions halfway between the cardinal directions northeast southeast Southwest and Northwest?
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relative location
Definition
What is the location of a place in relation to another place?
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Scale
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What is a unit of measure on a map such as an inch that is used to represent a distance on Earth?
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Map symbol
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What is something that stands for something else on a map?
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map key
Definition
What is a list of map symbols that tells what each symbol stand for?
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Legend
Definition
What is a guide that shows which each symbol on a map stand for?
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locator
Definition
What is a small map that shows where the subject area of a main map is located?
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Political Map
Definition
What is a map that shows the division such as National or state boundaries cities and capitals?
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Physical Map
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What is a map that primarily shows natural features of Earth such as lakes rivers mountains and deserts?
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Elevation Map
Definition
What is a map that shows the height of land above sea level?
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Relief
Definition
What is the use of shading on a map to show changes in elevation?
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Historical Map
Definition
What is a map that shows information about the past?
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Distribution Map
Definition
What is a special purpose map that shows how a particular feature such as population density is spread over an area?
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Grid
Definition
What is a pattern of intersecting lines that divide in a map or chart into small squares?
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Global Grid
Definition
What is a pattern formed on a map or Globe by The Crossing of parallel and Meridian, this pattern makes it possible to pinpoint exact location?
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Degrees
Definition
What is a unit of measurement in geography that indicates the distance between lines of latitude and longitude, a unit of measurement for temperature?
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Hemisphere
Definition
What is half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the pole?
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Continent
Definition
What are any of the world's main continuous expanses of land?
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Compass Rose
Definition
What is is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart, or monument which is used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions: North, East, South, and West—and their intermediate points
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Equator
Definition
What is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?
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