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What is a globe

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A spherical representation of the earth

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What is latitude

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Imaginary lines on the earth that run east and west but measure north and south

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What is longitude

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Imaginary lines that run north and south but measure east and west

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What is a map

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A flat representation of the earth

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What is a general purpose map

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Designed for reference and navigation

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What is a small scale map

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Show a large area but little detail

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What is a large scale map

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Shows certain features and details

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What are maps with themes called

A

Thematic maps

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9
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Military grid

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Usually found on topo maps but can be used on other maps

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10
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Direct statement scale

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1cm:5km- measure the distance between two points and convert

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Line scale

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Special kind of ruler

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12
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Representative fraction

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MAGIC NUMBER 5

1:50000000

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13
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Time zones

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To create uniformity around the world

  • each is 15 degrees wide
  • six in Canada
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