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the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found p.6
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Absolute location
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a mapmaker
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cartographer
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the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found p.6
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a mapmaker
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the imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves p.6
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designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, and present all types of spatial or geographical data,
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the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth p.5
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a three-dimensional representation of the earth. p.10
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each half of the globe p.6
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a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the earth. Each satellite picks up data in an area 115 miles wide. p. 12
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(lines) a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in locating places north or south. The equator is labeled the zero-degree line for latitude p.6
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(lines) a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing it east and west. The prime meridian is labeled the zero-degree line for longitude p.6
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a two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth's surface. p.10
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a way of mapping the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions. p. 10
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the imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to est, and dividing the earth's east and west halves; also called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, England. p. 6
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the imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west, and dividing the earth's east and west halves; also called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, England p.6
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describes a place in relation to other places around it p.6
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a general reference map; a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth. p. 11
