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Geography Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Map | a tool used to find locations |
| map key | symbol chart on map |
| cartographer | map maker |
| globe | round/spherical map of the Earth |
| equator | main latitude line around the middle of the Earth. 0 degrees |
| latitude | Imaginary lines on the Earth that are horizontal. They show locations North and South of the equator |
| longitude | Imaginary line on the Earth that run vertical. They show locations East and West of the equator |
| continents | largest bodies of land don the Earth |
| prime meridian | Main longitude line running through Greenwich, England. 0 degrees |
| hemisphere | Half of a sphere or half of the Earth |
| compass rose | symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions |