a way of representing the round Earth on a flat surface

The study of the Earth and its peoples, places, and environments

The exact point where a place is located on Earth

A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map. It is no longer accurate

where a place is located in relation to another place

the set of imaginary lines that run east and west around the globe, read first when doing latitude/longitude

the set of imaginary lines that go around the Earth over the poles

the 0° line of latitude

the 0° line of longitude

a map that shows specialized information