General Geography Keywords 3
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cartography |
Cartography is the drawing and study of maps and charts.
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ordnance |
Ordnance survey maps are maps drawn to scale showing great detail.
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scale |
Scale is real distance, shown smaller, to fit on a piece of paper.
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symbols |
Symbols are small drawings or marks used to give information and save space on a map.
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Key |
The Key is an explanation of the small drawings or marks used on a map.
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grid |
Grid references are the numbers that give an exact place on a map.
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Meridian |
The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that passes through Greenwich in London at 0 degrees longitude..
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latitude |
Latitude is how far North or South a place is from the Equator.
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longitude |
Longitude is how far East or West a place is from the Equator.
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equator |
The Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the East at 0 degrees latitude.
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contour |
A contour is a line on a map that joins places of the same height.
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region |
A region is an area or part of the world.
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boundary |
A boundary is anything that marks the edge of a country or place.
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relief |
Relief is the shape and height of the land.
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Land |
Land forms are natural shapes or the land such as mountains and valleys, made by rivers, seas, ice and wind.
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