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| the study of the earth and its land, water, plant, and animal life |
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| one-half of the globe;the equator divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres; the prime meridean divides it into eastern and western hemispheres |
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| one of the major land areas of the Earth |
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| the branch of knowledge dealing with past events |
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| location east or west of the Prime Meridean, measured by imaginary lines, numbered in degrees east or west |
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| north or south of the equator, measured by imaginary lines numbered in (degrees) north or west |
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| the basic directions on the Earth |
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| a symbol on a compass or map that is circular with graded points for the direction |
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| the zero meridean used as a refrence line from which longitude east and west is measured |
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| an explanation of the symbols used on a map |
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| the exact postion of place on the Earth's surface |
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| a group of planets and other bodies that revolve around the sun |
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| the relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on the Earth |
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| huge system in the universe including millions of stars |
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| elleptical path that a planet follows in revolving around the sun |
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| day in March or Sept. when the sun's rays are directly overhead at the equator making day and night equal length |
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