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Who drew the first map and why was it significant - ANS Ptolemy, first map with
latitude/longitude
latitude - ANS angle that describes the north-south position
parallel - ANS circle connecting all locations with a given latitude
pole - ANS points where earth's axis of rotation meets it's surface
equator - ANS intersection of the earth's surface with the plane perpendicular to the axis of
rotation and midway between the poles. BIGGEST PARALLEL.
arctic circle - ANS northernmost latitude in the northern hemisphere where the sun can
remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 h
Antarctic circle - ANS southernmost latitude in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun can
remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24h
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, tropic of cancer - ANS northernmost circle of latitude where the sun can be directly overhead
tropic of Capricorn - ANS southernmost circle of latitude where the sun can be directly
overhead
earth's axial tilt - ANS spins as 23.44 tilt
longitude - ANS angle that describes the east-west position
meridian - ANS half of an imaginary great circle, terminating at the North Pole and the south
poles, connecting points of equal longitude
prime meridian - ANS -greenwich
-origin of the measures of longitude (zero degrees of longitude)
shapes of the earth - ANS -perfectly a sphere where earth's radius is constant
-ellipsoid: more of a ellipse where earth is flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator
-geoid: physical approximation of the earth using gravity readings and reads surface elevations
map projection - ANS -set of mathematical formulas and equations that enable earth's
curved surface to be shown on a flat map
cylindrical projections - ANS -earth projected onto a cylinder
-whole world maps are rectangular
-distortion at the poles
conic projections - ANS -earth is projected onto.a cone
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100% CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Who drew the first map and why was it significant - ANS Ptolemy, first map with
latitude/longitude
latitude - ANS angle that describes the north-south position
parallel - ANS circle connecting all locations with a given latitude
pole - ANS points where earth's axis of rotation meets it's surface
equator - ANS intersection of the earth's surface with the plane perpendicular to the axis of
rotation and midway between the poles. BIGGEST PARALLEL.
arctic circle - ANS northernmost latitude in the northern hemisphere where the sun can
remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 h
Antarctic circle - ANS southernmost latitude in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun can
remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24h
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, tropic of cancer - ANS northernmost circle of latitude where the sun can be directly overhead
tropic of Capricorn - ANS southernmost circle of latitude where the sun can be directly
overhead
earth's axial tilt - ANS spins as 23.44 tilt
longitude - ANS angle that describes the east-west position
meridian - ANS half of an imaginary great circle, terminating at the North Pole and the south
poles, connecting points of equal longitude
prime meridian - ANS -greenwich
-origin of the measures of longitude (zero degrees of longitude)
shapes of the earth - ANS -perfectly a sphere where earth's radius is constant
-ellipsoid: more of a ellipse where earth is flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator
-geoid: physical approximation of the earth using gravity readings and reads surface elevations
map projection - ANS -set of mathematical formulas and equations that enable earth's
curved surface to be shown on a flat map
cylindrical projections - ANS -earth projected onto a cylinder
-whole world maps are rectangular
-distortion at the poles
conic projections - ANS -earth is projected onto.a cone
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
