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Ch.1 Sec.1 RAMS
these are our 17 vocab words
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Geography
6th Grade
02/22/2010

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parallel
Definition
another name for a line of latitude
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longitude
Definition
lines on a map or globe that meet at the North to South poles
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latitude
Definition
lines on a map or globe that go from east to west, they lay flat and never meet
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meridian
Definition
another word for a line of longitude
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cardinal directions
Definition
North, East, South, West (Never Eat Smelly Walruses)
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geography
Definition
the study of the earth and all things on it
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hemishere
Definition
one half of the earth, there are four hemisheres
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absolute location
Definition
a location marked by an exact
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relative location
Definition
a location marked by using one thing in relationship to another using words such as next to, near, or between
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scale
Definition
a tool used to judge the relative size, or distance of something on a map
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key
Definition
a tool on a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean
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distortion
Definition
when accuracy is lost
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projection
Definition
a flat, usually paper version of the globe
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compass rose
Definition
a diagram that shows the major and secondary directions used for navigation
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Prime Meridian
Definition
the main line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England. used to measure distance east and west in degrees.
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Equator
Definition
the main line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. used to measure distance north and south in degrees.
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intermediate directions
Definition
northeast(NE), southwest(SW), northwest(NW), and southeast(SE)
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