Howard's Geography Terms

Rhonda H.
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  1. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  2. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  3. parallel
    an imaginary line around the Earth even with the equator
  4. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
  5. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  6. equator
    a circle dividing a sphere into two halves
  7. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  8. meridian
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
  9. plain
    an extensive tract of level, open land
  10. globe
    a sphere on which a map is represented
  11. scale
    the ratio between the size of a thing and its representation
  12. distortion
    a shape resulting from being deformed
  13. projection
    the representation of a figure or solid on a plane
Created on Mon Sep 09 19:35:31 EDT 2013

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