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By: Chasity T. Cusaac
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What is geography?
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What is a Cartographer?
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Legend-Symbols and objects are defined Compass Rose-Gives directions of North, South,East, and West Scale-Gives you distance Grid System-Gives longitude and latitudecoordinates Title- Tells you what the map is about
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Longitude- These are imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the Prime Meridian Latitude- These are imaginary lines that show distance north or south of the equator. Hemisphere- A half-sphere
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What are the 3 types of maps and what do they show?
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Physical Maps help you see Landforms and bodies of water in a specific area
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Political Maps show features that humans have created or named on earth. For example, cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries.
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Focuses on a specific Topic such as populations, climate, and types of vegetation
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Steppe- A treeless plain Cataract-A large powerful waterfall Delta- A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river Plateau- A broad area of land higher that the surrounding land Oasis- A spot of fertile land in the desert supplied with water, by well or spring Strait-A narrow strip of water connecting to large bodies of water Flood Plain-A flat area of land along side of a river formed by mud and silt Cape-A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean
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Africa Asia Antarctica Australia Europe North America South America
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Pacific Atlantic Indian Southern Arctic
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