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Funkhouser SS 1.1
Mr. Funkhouser's World History Vocabulary, Unit 1 List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Location | exact location of a place on the Earth described by global coordinates |
| Equator | imaginary line that runs around the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude |
| Hemisphere | half spheres of the Earth |
| Latitude | distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees |
| Longitude | distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees |
| Physical Map | map that calls out landforms, water features and/or elevation |
| Political Map | map that shows the names and boundaries of countries, the location of cities and other human-made features of a place, and often identify major physical features |
| Prime Meridian | line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude |
| Projection | way of showing the Earth on a flat piece of paper |
| Scale | a measuring line that helps you figure distance on a map |
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