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SS Map Unit
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large body of land. | Continent |
| Name the continents. | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Austraila, Antartica |
| Half of the globe. | Hemisphere |
| Name the four hemispheres. | Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemisphere |
| What hemisphere is the United States in? | Western Hemisphere |
| An imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and South Pole. It separates the Northern and Southern hemisphere. | Equator |
| A measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator. | Latitude (Parallel) |
| A measure of distance east or west of the Prime Meridian | Longitude (Meridian) |
| An imaginary line that separates the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. | Prime Meridian |
| A map of the world with latitude and longitude lines. | Global Grid |
| Unit of measure used for latitude and longitude. | Degrees |
| What does longitude measure? | How far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian. |
| What does latitude measure? | How far north or south a place is from the Equator. |
| Which type of directions are North, South, East, West? | Cardinal Directions |
| A small drawing that can help you find a place. Shows N,S,E and W | Compass Rose |
| Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast | Intermediate Directions |
| Something that stands for something else. | Symbol |
| A map key gives the meaning of each symbol used on the map. | Map Key |
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