Set: Olmstead/geographer's tools

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globea round ball like earth showing continent's and ocean's true shapes
scalethe size of an area on a map compared to it's actual size
distortionchange in accuracy of shapes and distances
projectionmethod of putting map of earth onto flat piece of paper
compass rosemodel of a compass on a map
cardinal directionsthe main directions of north, south, east, and west
keylegend, or symbols for things on a map

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Creator olmsteb
Created September 17, 2009
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Subject Social stuis
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