17 Map Vocabulary Words
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| continent | one of Earth's large bodies of land, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
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| ocean | one of Earth's four large bodies of water; they include Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean
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| hemisphere | one half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into 4 hemispheres. The equator divides Earth into NORTH and SOUTH. The Prime Meridian divides Earth into EAST and WEST.
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| equator | an imaginary line encircling Earth half way between the North Pole and the South Pole; designated as 0 degrees latitude
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| latitude | an imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance NORTH and SOUTH of the equator
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| longitude | an imaginary line, or meridian, measuring distance EAST and WEST of Earth's Prime Meridian
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| parallel | a line of latitude; they will never meet
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| meridian | any line of longitude; and is EAST and WEST of Earth's Prime Merdian
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| Prime Meridian | the line of longitude labeled 0 degrees longitude. Any place east of the Prime Meridian is labeled E and any place west of it is labeled W.
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| cartographer | a person who makes maps
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| cardinal directions | one of the 4 main points of a compass
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| intermediate directions | a direction half way between two cardinal directions; northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest
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| compass rose | a drawing that indicates directions on a map that include cardinal directions and intermediate directions.
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| scale | a guide that explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on a map
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| symbol | something that stands for something else
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| map key | a guide telling you what each symbol on a map stands for
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| locator | a small map inset in the corner of a larger map that helps you understand where the subject area of the larger is located on Earth
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