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Geography Vocab
Words from pages i4 - i10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Continents | Earth's largest land masses |
| Equator | The imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| Hemispheres | Two equal halves |
| Prime Meridian | The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere |
| Map Title | Tells the subject of the map |
| Map Key | Explains the symbols used on a map |
| Inset Map | A smaller map within a larger one |
| Locator | A small map or globe that shows where the place on the main map is located within a larger area |
| Map Scale | Compares a distance on the map to a distance on Earth |
| Compass Rose | A direction marker |
| Cardinal Directions | North, East, South, West |
| Intermediate Directions | Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest |
| Lines of Latitude | Run east and west on a map |
| Lines of Longitute | Run north and south on a map |