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Map Skills Unit

TermDefinition
sphere round object like a globe or a ball
globe model of the earth you turn
hemisphere half a sphere
southern hemisphere everything SOUTH of the Equator
eastern hemisphere everything EAST of the Prime Meridian
orbit the path the earth takes around the sun
seasons spring, summer, fall , winter
parallels all east-west lines on the globe
axis imaginary line from pole to pole through the Earth
equator imaginary east-west line halfway between the north and south pole
prime meridian imaginary north-south LINE from pole to pole at zero degrees
western hemisphere the location of every WEST of the Prime Meridian
meridians all north-south LINES on a globe
physical map a map that gives information about land and water
northern hemisphere the location of everything NORTH of the equator
parallels all east-west LINES on the globe
revolution the earth traveling around the sun in 365 days
cardinal directions north, south, east and west
intermediate directions NE, SE, SW, NW
Created by: marywolter
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