Geography Terms
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| What are Earth's largest land masses? | continents
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| What is the imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole on a globe called? | equator
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| What are Earth's two equal halves called? | hemispheres
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| What is the line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole called? | prime meridian
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| What tells the subject of the map? | map title
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| What explains the symbols used on a map? | map key
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| What is a smaller map within a larger one? | inset map
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| What is a small map or globe that shows where the main place on the main map is located within a larger area? | locator
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| What compares a distance on the map to a distance on the Earth? | map scale
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| What is the object that shows directions called? | compass rose
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| What type of directions are north, south, east, and west? | cardinal directions
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| What are the directions between the cardinal directions, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest called? | intermediate directions
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| Which lines run east and west on a map and are measured north or south from the equator? | lines of latitude
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| Which lines run north and south on a map and are measured east or west from the prime meridian? | lines of longitude
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