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Geography
Definition | Term |
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One of earth’s seven large bodies of land. | continent |
One of the halves of earth. (example – northern hemisphere) | hemisphere |
An imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the north and South Pole. It is 0 degrees latitude. | equator |
Distances north and south of the equator, measured by a set of imaginary lines that run east and west. | latitude |
An imaginary line circling the earth, separating the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere. It is 0 degrees longitude. | prime meridian |
Distances east and west of the Prime Meridian, measured by a set of imaginary lines that run north and south. | longitude |
a unit of measurement that indicates the distance between lines of latitude and longitude. | degree |
The directions north, east, south and west on a compass rose. | cardinal directions |
The directions northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest on a compass rose. | intermediate directions |
A drawing on a map that shows direction. | compass rose |
A unit of measurement on a map that is used to represent a distance on earth. | scale |
Located in a map key to show representation of items. | symbol |
a list of map symbols that show what each symbol represents. | map key |
a small map used to show the specific location of a larger map | locator |