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| projection | a way of drawing the earth (spherical) on a flat piece of paper |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| latitude | distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| absolute location | position on the earth measured by latitude and longitude |
| cardinal direction | north, south, east, west |
| intermediate cardinal direction | northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |
| scale | relative distance shown on a map |
| relief | how flat or rugged the land is |
| elevation | height of an area above sea level |
| population density | average number of people living in a given area |
| axis | vertical or horizontal line along the bottom or side of a graph |
| bar graph | especially useful for comparing quantities |
| line graph | good for plotting changes over time |
| circle graph | sometimes called a "pie" graph |
| climate | the long-term weather patterns |
| charts and tables | present organized facts and statistics so they are easy to read |
| sphere | the shape of the earth or a globe |
| Goode Projection | displays the world on a map using interrupted map projections (orange peel map) |
| Equator | divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| Prime Meridian | divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres |
| parallels | circle the earth, north to south and shows latitude |
| meridians | run north and south from pole to pole |
| contour map | uses lines to show the elevation of places |
| graph | summarizes and presents information visually, on axes |
