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4th Geography Fk1
CCS 4th grade geography
Question | Answer |
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map scale | a type of ruler that helps you measure distance on a map |
legend/key | a table or list that explains symbols appearing on a map |
compass rose | a symbol or set of arrows on a map that show north, south, east, and west |
cardinal directions | one of the four main directions on a compass; north, south, east, and west |
intermediate directions | the directions halfway between cardinal directions; northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest |
geographic grid | the intersection pattern formed by lines of longitude and latitude |
degree | a measure of distance |
latitude | distance, measured in degrees, north or south of the Equator |
longitude | distance, measured in degrees, east or west of the Prime Meridian |
coordinates | a set of numbers that help identify a specific place on a globe or map |
Equator | the line of latitude drawn at the half-way point between the North Pole and the South Pole |
Prime Meridian | the line of longitude drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 |
International Date Line | the line of longitude drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole at 180 degrees that designates the beginning of a new day west of the line |
time zones | 24 regions of the world each one hour apart |
hemispheres | half of the earth divided by either the Prime Meridian (eastern, western) or Equator (northern, southern) |