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SS: Map Vocabulary

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map grid   a pattern of lines that intersect that result from the intersecting lines of longitude and latitude  
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parallel   being an equal distance apart everywhere. These lines never cross  
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map scale   the part of the map that compares distance on the map with distance in the real world  
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prime meridian   the meridian marked "0" longitude. It runs north and south through Greenwich, England  
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map key   the part of the map that explains what the symbols on the map stand for  
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latitude   distance north and south of the equator  
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compass rose   the direction marker on a map  
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longitude   distance east or west of the prime meridian  
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relative location   where a place is in relation to other places  
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absolute location   the exact location on Earth  
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