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Geography Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Hemisphere- | Half of a sphere [Earth is separated into north and south hemisphere and east and west hemisphere] |
Latitude - | measures south and north and run from east and west-- like the rungs of a ladder |
Longitude - | measures east and west and the lines run from north to south |
Prime Meridian- | 0 degrees longitude and divides the earth into east and west hemispheres |
Equator - | 0 degrees Latitude and divides the earth into north and south hemispheres |
Compass- | shows ‘cardinal direction’ NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST |
Continent | shows ‘cardinal direction’ NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST |
Conutry | territory of a nation |
State | Florida is a state *A state is NOT a country* |