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Geography
1st semester vocabulary words
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Social Studies
6th Grade
09/07/2012

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Term

Geography

Geographie

geografía

지리

地理

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Definition

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Geography is the study of the natural features of the earth and people's response to them.

Term

Latitude

Breite

latitud

위도

緯度

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Definition

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west to east imaginary lines, measured in degrees (°).

Term

Longitude

Länge

longitud

경도

経度

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north to south imaginary lines, measured in degrees (°).

Term

Cardinal Directions

Himmelsrichtungen

puntos cardinales

추기경 방향

基本的な方向

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Definition

Using the terms North, South, West, East to show direction. (Includes northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast).

 

Term

Compass (Rose)

Kompass

brújula

나침반

羅針盤

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Definition

Is a design showing the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West).

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Term

Equator

Äquator

ecuador

적도

赤道

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Definition

An imaginary line which divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. It represents 0° latitude.

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Term

Prime Meridian

Nullmeridian

primer meridiano

본초 자오선

本初子午線

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Definition

An imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. It represents 0° longitude.

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Term

Legend

Legende der Karte

leyenda del mapa

지도 범례

マップの凡例

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Definition

An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Term

Scale

Maßstab

mapa a escala

척도

尺度 

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Definition

A line on a map or chart indicating the length (as an inch) used to represent a large unit of measure (as a mile).

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Term

Peninsula

Halbinsel

península

반도

半島

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Definition

A piece of land nearly surrounded by water or sticking out into the water.

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Term

Landlocked

Binnenstaat

sin litoral

육지에 둘러싸인

内陸の

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Definition

Enclosed or nearly enclosed by land (a landlocked country).

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Term

Coastline

Küste

línea costera

해안선

海岸線

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Definition

The place where lands meet water

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Term

North

Norden

norte

북쪽

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Definition

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Term

South

Süden

sur

남쪽

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Definition

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Term

East

Osten

este

동쪽

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Definition

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Term

West

Westen

oeste

서쪽

西

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Definition

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Term

Northeast

Nordosten

nordeste

북동

北東

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Definition

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Term

Northwest

Nordwest

noroeste

북서

北西

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Definition

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Term

Southeast

Südosten

sudeste

남동

南東

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Definition

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Term

Southwest

Südwesten

suroeste

남서

南西

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