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NR 319
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 4
09/24/2013

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Term
map scale =
Definition
Map distance
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Ground Distance
Term
resolution
Definition
how accurately the location and shop of map features can be depicted for a given map scale
Term
larger scale =
Definition
more detail
Term
smaller scale =
Definition
less detail
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When downloading data from the web what scale was the data created at?
Definition
the input scale
Term
cartography
Definition
the science that deals with the construction, use and principles behind maps
Term
what is a map?
Definition
a model of the earths surface
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meridian
Definition
intersection of Earth and a plane that passes through the poles
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parallel
Definition
intersection of earth and a plane that is perpendicular to the rotation axis
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latitude
Definition
runs from equator to poles
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longitude
Definition
runs from poles around equator
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ellipsoid definition
Definition
an ellipse rotated in three demensions about its shorter axis (pole to pole)
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projections
Definition
representation of a sphere or ellipsoid on a planar surface
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