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map vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hemisphere | Half of the earth |
| Lines of longitude | Imaginary lines that run north to south on a grid, map or globe |
| lines of latitude | Imaginary lines that run west to east on a grid, map or globe |
| equator | Imaginary line of latitude that runs east to west through the center of the earth dividing the world into northern and southern hemisphere |
| prime meridian | Imaginary line of longitude that runs north to south through the center of the earth dividing the world into eastern and western hemisphere |
| grid | Lines that cross each other to from a series of squares |
| continent | The world's 7 main large landmasses |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses |
| strait | narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies of water |