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Geography
Geographic Tools | Help us find our way. Maps, globes, diagrams and modern graphic tools. Like aerial photographs and digital satellite images to help us gather, process and report information about people, places and environments. |
Map | A representation of the area on Earth's surface. It shows us views from above the ground. |
Cartographers | People who make maps. They create maps for many different purposes and uses. |
Globe | A 3D model of the Earth |
Compass Rose | Shows what direction. Ex: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest |
Equator | An imaginary line that divides our world. |
Lines of Latitude | Imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator |
Lines of Longitude | Lines that run from the north pole down to the south pole. |
Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that divides our world into eastern and western hemispheres. |
North Pole | The furthest point located north on Earth |
South Pole | The furthest point located south on Earth |