Glossary on Maps

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A simple map to do a job
Sketch map
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About how we affect our planet
Environmental geography
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A line of latitude found at 23.5 south
Tropic of Capricorn
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About how and where we live
Human geography
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Lines which circle the Earth in an east-west direction.
Latitude
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About what Planet Earth is like
Physical geography
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Something used on a map to show the ratio between the distance on the map and the real-life distance
Scale
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Lines which run from the top of the Earth to the bottom
Longitude
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A line of latitude found at 23.5 north
Tropic of Cancer
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Areas of different heights are shown by bands of different colours
Layer colouring
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The line which runs through Greenwich in London and is 0 longitude
Prime Meridian
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These are lines drawn on a map. They join places which have the same height.
Contour lines
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The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in an area
Relief
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Line of latitude 0 degrees
Equator
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These give the exact height of a point on the map.
Spot heights
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Card 2

Front

About how we affect our planet

Back

Environmental geography

Card 3

Front

A line of latitude found at 23.5 south

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

About how and where we live

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Lines which circle the Earth in an east-west direction.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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