Intro to Earth Science 

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Meteorology

________- Study of weather a climate.

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Geology

________- Scientific study of the structure of earth.

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Map legend Explains

________ symbols on a map.

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Latitude

________ is constant, evenly spaced.

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Mercator projection

________: parallel line of latitude and longitude.

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Contour lines

________- connects point equal elevation on map never cross.

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mercator projection

parallel line of latitude and longitude

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Conic Projection

projection of globe on paper (coned shaped)

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Gnomonic Projection

Projection of single point from globe

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Contour lines

connects point equal elevation on map never cross

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Contour Ineral

difference in elevation between two contour lines

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