Vocabulary
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Know your maps GP/T/M
Advantage or Disadvantage
100

To cause an error or mistake because of a change.

What is to distort

100

A method of converting a globe into a map.

What is a map projection

100

"Which states voted for Donald trump in the last presidential election?"

What is a thematic map

100

Easier to carry and to use in most situations

What is an advantage for a map

200

"Go 3 blocks past the school to find my house" would be an example of this.

What is a relative location

200

This type of map tells us things like shape of the land, the elevation, and the relief between locations.

What is a topographic map

200

"Let me show you where all the KC Chiefs fans are located in the US.

What is a thematic map

200

Can only show a limited amount of information.

What is a disadvantage for a globe

300

An example of this is 30 degrees N

What is latitude

300

The address 123 A St. is one way of exactly finding this.

What is an absolute location

300

I'm going on a road trip across Nebraska, so I need to know which roads to take to all the towns I want to visit.

What is a general-purpose map

300

I can only see half of it at any time. 

What is a disadvantage for a globe

400

The height of a location above sea level.

What is elevation

400

The Prime Meridian is O degrees for this measurement going East and West.

What is longitude.

400
"I'm going on a hike, so I need to know where the mountain tops are, how steep are they, and where there might be rivers."

What is a general-purpose map *BONUS*

400
Will always show a distortion.

What is a disadvantage of a map

500
Without this tool we wouldn't know if a distance is 50, 500, or 5,000 miles on a map.

What is a scale bar

500

It's how you know you're holding the map North side up.

What is a compass

500

"Here follow me, I know where's the best places to eat are in town."

What is a mental map

500

Is a more accurate representation of the Earth in terms of scale and distance.

What is an advantage for a Globe