Vocabulary
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| Table of Contents | Section of the book that tells you specifically where everything is (units, chapters, lessons)
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| Gazeteer | Geographical dictionary that will help you to pronounce and locate the places discussed in the book
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| Biographical dictionary | Tells about the people you have learned about in this book
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| Glossary | This section will help you to pronounce and understand the meanings of the vocabulary in this book
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| Index | This section lists many topics that appear in this book, along with page numbers
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| Continent | Large bodies of land: NA, SA, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica, Asia
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| Hemisphere | "Half a sphere": 4 hemisphere, northern, southern, eastern, western
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| Equator | Imaginary line dividing the world into northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere.Zero degrees north and south
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| Longitude | Running north and south, but measure east and west
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| Meridian | Longitude lines
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| Prime meridian | Imaginary line dividing the world into eastern and western hemisphere. Zero degrees east and west
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| Latitude | Running east to west, but measure north to south "ladder"
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| Parallels | Latitude lines
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| Cardinal directions | N,S,E,W
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| Intermediate directions | NE,SE,NW,SW
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| Compass rose | a drawing on a map that shows direction
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| Scale | Tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared with the actual distance
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| Symbol | Anything that stands for something else on a map
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| Map key | Tells you what the symbols stand for
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| Locators | Show where subject area of the main map is located
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| Political map | Shows information such as countries, states, cities, and other important political features
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| Physical map | Shows Earth's natural features
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| Elevation map | Type of physical map that shows height of land above sea level
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| Relief map | Type of physical map that shows changes in elevation
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| Historical map | Shows information about the past or where past events took place
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| Distribution map | Shows how things such as language, religion, population and rainfall are distributed throughout the area
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