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| 4885706517 | Map | 2 dimentional or flat scale of earth or population | 0 | |
| 4885706518 | Catorgaphy | Perfect scale of map making | 1 | |
| 4885706519 | Map scale | relationship between a distance on map & distance on actual landscape | 2 | |
| 4885706520 | Projection | Scientific method of transferring locations on earths surface to flat map | 3 | |
| 4885706521 | Meridian | Arc drawn between north & South Pole | 4 | |
| 4885706522 | Longitude | Numbering system to identify meridian | 5 | |
| 4885706523 | Prime meridian | 0 longitude | 6 | |
| 4885706524 | Parallel | Circle drawn around globe | 7 | |
| 4885706525 | Latitude | Location of parallel | 8 | |
| 4885706526 | Greenwich mean time | Time at prime meridian & master reference time for all points on earth | 9 | |
| 4885706527 | International date line | Follows 180 longitude, clock goes back 24 hours | 10 | |
| 4885706528 | Remote sensing | Data from satellite orbiting earth or distance methods | 11 | |
| 4885706529 | Global Positioning System | Accurately determines precise position | 12 | |
| 4885706530 | Geographic information system | Computer system that captures , stores, queries, analyzes and plays get data | 13 |