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