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| In geography, another name for a line of latitude. |
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Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees; lines on a map or globe that meet at the North Pole and the South Pole; used to measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
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| The distance north or south of the Equator, measured in units called degrees; they "lay flat" and never meet; used to measure degrees north and south of the Equator. |
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| another word for a line of longitude. |
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| north, south, east, and west. |
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| the study of the earth and all things on it. |
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| one half of the earth, there are four of them: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. |
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| a location marked exactly like a postal address. |
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| a location marked by using one thing in relationship to another using words such as "next to", "near", and "between". |
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| a tool used to judge the relative size; a bar used to measure distance on a map in miles or kilometers. |
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| a tool on a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean. |
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| when accuracy is lost; more distortion occurs near the North and South Poles. (A globe is the best representation of Earth.) |
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| a flat, usually paper version of a globe. |
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| a diagram that shows the major and secondary directions used for navigation. |
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| the main line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England. Used as a reference point to measure distance east and west in degrees. |
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| The line of latitude around the middle of the globe; the main line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. Used as a reference point to measure distance north and south in degrees. |
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| northeast (NE), southwest (SW), northwest (NW), and southeast (SE) are examples. |
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