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 ATLAS |
A book of maps or charts
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 POLITICAL MAP |
Maps that show political units such as countries, states or local government areas. *MAP: A diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
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 PHYSICAL MAP |
A map which shows physical features, mainly the landforms, of a country, continent or area of the world, and also the height above sea level using colour shading.
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 THEMATIC MAP |
A map which shows a particular pattern or characteristics of a region, country or area of the world.
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 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP |
A map which shows the visible surface features of particular areas.
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 SYMBOL |
Used on maps to represent features on the ground.
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 KEY |
Contains the collection of symbols used on a map. A.K.A a legend.
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 RESIDENTIAL |
Is the area mainly made up of places where people live, such as houses and flats.
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 B.O.L.T.S |
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 CARTOGRAPHER |
A person who makes maps.
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 MAP PROJECTIONS[List all 4] |
The different ways of drawing the world.
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 AREA REFERENCE (AR) |
Identifies one square in the grid and is made up of 4 numbers *First two numbers are from lefting/easting side and the second two are from the northing line (base).
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 GRID REFERENCE |
Pinpoints a specific place within a grid square and is made up of six numbers.
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 Is anna awesome? |
Obviously YESSSS
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 PHYSICAL FEATURES |
Features that are made by nature.E.G. Rivers, forests, mountains, rainforests & rock formations.
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