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Published on Apr 10, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMISPHERE.

Hemisphere means to split the earth in half.
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EQUATOR.

An imaginary line that splits the earth from the south and the north.
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PRIME MERIDIAN

0 degrees longitude.
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MAP KEY.

Map keys tell you and show you if theres a certain object on the map.
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SCALE BAR.

A scale that represents the map.

COMPASS ROSE

A tool used to tell the direction.
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PHISICAL MAP

A physical map will focus more on the geography of the map.
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POLITICAL MAP

A political map shows the govermantal bounderies of specific country.
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ELEVATION.

The difference in height from sea level.

LATITUDE.

Used to navigate.
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LONGITUDE.

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