| Term | Definition |
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cartographer |
is a person who makes or draws maps |
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map projections |
refers to a method a cartographer uses to transfer all info. feom the round earth onto flat paper.all projections produce distorstions with regards to shape or orientation |
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map symbols |
can be colors,lines,dots,graphics,etc that stands for or reoresents something else |
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intermediate directions |
points of a compass that fall between the four cardinal points NE,SE,SW,NW |
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compass rose |
symbol on a map which shows the directions N,S,W,E |