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| the study of the Earth, its land and the proceses that shape it, the connections between places, and the relationships between people and their environment. |
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| a round model of the Earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes. |
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| one of the major land areas of the earth. There are seven: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica. |
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| the Earth's largest bodies of water. There are four: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. |
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| an imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North and South poles) diving the Earth into two halves called hemispheres; used as a reference point from which north and south latitudes are measured |
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| an imaginary line of longitude or meridian that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich England; it is designated 0 degrees longitude and is used as a reference point from which east and west lines of longitdue are measured |
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| an imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south and runs through both the North and South poles; the lines of longitude on maps or globes are meridians |
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| in geography any of the imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator; a latitude line |
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| one of the four compass points; north, south, east and west |
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| any dierection between the cardinal directions such as southeast or northwest |
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| a map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions |
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| the series of imaginary lines, also called parallels, that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator; used to measure a distance north or south of the Equator in degrees |
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| the series of imaginary lines also called meridians that run north and south from one pole to the other; used to measure a distance east or west of the Prime Meridian in degrees |
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| a unit of measure used to determine absolute location on globes and maps latitude and longitude are measured in degrees. |
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| the size of an area on a map as compared with area's actual size |
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| are figures or pictures on a map that represent a specific thing |
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| the selection of a map that explains the symbols for the map of features; also called a legend |
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| generally show political or human made boundaries between countries or regions. |
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| show the physical features of an area, such as its mountains and rivers. the colors used for some features on physical maps are standard- brown or green for land, blue for water. they also use color to show elevation or the height of the area above sea level or the depth below sea level. |
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| the weather patterns that an area typcially experienced over a long period of time. |
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