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Michigan Social Studies
Chapter 1 Vocab.
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History
4th Grade
07/21/2006

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continent
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A very large area of land; North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica. [image]
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equator
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An imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. [image]
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ocean
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A very large body of salt water.
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hemisphere
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One half of a sphere, or one half of the earth
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compass rose
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A small drawing with lines that show directions[image]
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cardinal directions
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Cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. The letters N, S, E, and W stand for these main directions.
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symbol
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Something that stands for, or represents, something else.
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scale
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The relationship between the distance shown on a map and the actual distance between places on the earth.
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map key
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The map key explains the meaning of each symbol that is used on the map.
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peninsula
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A body of land surrounded almost entirely by water.
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glacier
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Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over the land.
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basin
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A low, bowl-shaped area surrounded by higher land.
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