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Question	Answer
run north and south, but measure east and west	longitude lines
measure north or south of the equator	latitude lines
measure east and west of the Prime Meridian	longitude lines
shows you how to get from one place to another using roads, highways, points of interest and milage	road map
tells what map symbols stand for	map key
shows distance on a map	scale
model of the Earth	Globe
sometimes called Parallels	latitude lines
sometimes called Meridians	longitude lines
imaginary line running east and west, half way between the North and South Poles	Equator
large bodies of land	Continents
small inset map in the corner of a larger map - shows where subject is located	locator map
NE, SE, NW, SW	Intermediate directions
object shaped like a ball; 3D	sphere
shows information about the past and where past events took place	historical map
one half of the globe	hemisphere
large bodies of salt water	oceans
starting point for measuring longitude (0 degrees longitude)	Prime Meridian
run east and west but measure north and south	latitude lines
show boundaries, cities, captital cities	Political Map
North, South, East, and West	Cardinal directions
relief and elevation maps that show Earth's features like mountains, rivers, high and low elevations, etc.	Physical Map

longitude lines	Question: run north and south, but measure east and west	1	1	false
latitude lines	Question: measure north or south of the equator	2	1	false
road map	Question: shows you how to get from one place to another using roads, highways, points of interest and milage	4	1	false
map key	Question: tells what map symbols stand for	5	1	false
scale	Question: shows distance on a map	6	1	false
Globe	Question: model of the Earth	7	1	false
Equator	Question: imaginary line running east and west, half way between the North and South Poles	10	1	false
Continents	Question: large bodies of land	11	1	false
locator map	Question: small inset map in the corner of a larger map - shows where subject is located	12	1	false
NE, SE, NW, SW	Answer: Intermediate directions	13	0	false
sphere	Question: object shaped like a ball; 3D	14	1	false
historical map	Question: shows information about the past and where past events took place	15	1	false
hemisphere	Question: one half of the globe	16	1	false
oceans	Question: large bodies of salt water	17	1	false
Prime Meridian	Question: starting point for measuring longitude (0 degrees longitude)	18	1	false
Political Map	Question: show boundaries, cities, captital cities	20	1	false
Cardinal directions	Question: North, South, East, and West	21	1	false
Physical Map	Question: relief and elevation maps that show Earth's features like mountains, rivers, high and low elevations, etc.	22	1	false