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| North, South, East and West |
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| Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest |
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| Similar to a compass but you find it on a map. It has the cardinal and intermediate directions labeled on it. |
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| A label on anything you are viewing. |
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| Location east or west of the Prime Meridian measured by imaginary lines (meridians) numbered in degrees east or west. |
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| location north or south of the Equator, measured by imaginary lines (parallels)numbered in degrees north or south. |
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| Synonym for longitude (Ex. Prime Meridian) |
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| Synonym for for latitude (Equator) |
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| Exact location of a place by using longitude and latitude (coordinates) |
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| Relate one place to another |
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| Shows man made features and imaginary borders |
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| Shows a theme (Ex. population, weather, economy, real estate, resources) |
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| One half of the globe; the Equator divides the Earth into North and South and the Prime Meridian divides it into East and West |
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| Imaginary line of latitude that is above the equator at 23.30 degrees N |
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| Imaginary line of latitude that is below the equator at 23.30 degrees S |
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| Imaginary line of latitude splitting the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere |
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| Imaginary line of longitude splitting the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispher |
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| Explains what symbols and colors on a map represent |
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| Relationship between distance on a map and actual distance from the earth |
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| Smaller map inside of a larger map to give you extra info |
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| The latitude and longitude location of a place (Ex. 75 N latitude and 90 W latitude. |
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