Mrs.Phillips
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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half of the globe | Hemisphere
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imaginary line that circles the middle of the earth; makes Northern and Southern hemispheres | Equator
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imaginary line that runs North to South; makes Eastern and Western hemispheres | Prime Meridian
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exact position of a place on the earth’s surface; measured in latitude and longitude | Absolute location
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imaginary parallel lines that circle the earth; run east to west; measure distance north or south of the Equator | Latitude
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imaginary lines, or meridians; run north to south; measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian | Longitude
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explains symbols and colors used on a map | Map key
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shows distance on a map | Scale bar
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shows direction on a map | Compass rose
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north, south, east, west | Cardinal directions
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northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast | Intermediate directions
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map that shows landforms and water features | Physical map
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map that shows human-made features (boundaries, cities, etc.) | Political map
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map that shows specific topics in detail | Thematic map
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horizontal or vertical line on a graph that tells what is being measured and units of measurement being used | Axis
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horizontal axis | X-axis
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vertical axis | Y-axis
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device that receives signals from satellites to tell exact locations on the earth | GPS
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computer software that helps geographers gather and use information about a place | GIS
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