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social studies 1

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absolute location   the specific address or latitude and longitude coordinates of a place  
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cardinal directions   north, west, south, east  
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cartographer   mapmaker  
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compass rose   a symbol that shows directions on a map  
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coordinates   the letter and number that identify a grid square, the latitude and longitude of a place  
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degrees   the units of latitude and longitude lines  
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distortion   the changes in a sphere that are shown on a flat surface such as a map  
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Equator   the imaginary line around the middle of earth that divides earth into north and south hemispheres  
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geography   the study of earth and the ways people use earth  
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globe   a model of earth shaped like a sphere or ball  
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grid   a pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares  
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hemisphere   half of a sphere half of earth are eastern western northern and southern  
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inset map   a small map within a larger map  
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interchange   a junction on a major highway with special connecting ramps to allow vehicles to change roads without interrupting the flow of traffic  
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intermediate directions   northeast southeast northwest southwest  
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international date line   imaginary line at about 180 degrees longitude where the day changes  
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junction   a place where two highways cross or meet  
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kilometers   a unit of length used in measuring distance in the metric system  
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legend   a map key  
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longitude   meridian  
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lattitude   paraellel  
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millenium   1'000 years  
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map index   the alphabetical list of places on a map with their grid coordinates  
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map scale   the guide that shows what distances on a map equal in the real world  
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mercator projection   a projection that shows the compass directions between places accuratley. distance and size distorted especially near poles  
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mileage markers   small triangles and numbers on a map used to indicate distances along highways  
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miles   a unit of length used to measuring distance  
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north pole   the farthest point to north on earth  
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polar projection   a projection that is centered on one of the poles and shows the oceans and continents around the pole  
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long range effect   happens over time  
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immediate effect   happens right away  
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ad   anno domino  
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prime meridian   the line of longitude from the north pole to the south pole and marked 0 degrees  
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projection   a way of showing earths curved surface on a flat map  
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relative location   describing a location by what it is near or what is around it  
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robinson projection   the flat projection that most closely resembles a globe it shows less distortion than other projections do  
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south pole   farthest point on earth to the south  
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standard time zones   earth is divided into 24 time zones each time zone has a clock time one hour earlier than the zone to its east  
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primary source   first hand info  
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secondary source   second hand info  
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1 year   365 days  
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