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| north, south, east, west (N,S,E,W) |
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| a symbol that shows directions on a map |
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| a smaller map within a border of a larger one |
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| northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest (NE, SE, NW, SW) |
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| a list that explains the symbols on a map |
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| an imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth between North and South Poles on which the Earth rotates |
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| an imaginary line that runs aroudn the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude |
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| the point north on Earth where the lines of longitude meet (90 degrees North latitude) |
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| an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 degrees longitude |
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| the point south on Earth where the lines of longitude meet (90 degrees South latitude) |
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| one of the seven large landmasses of the Earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America |
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| a pattern of lines that form squares |
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| an alphabetical listingof place names on a map and the grid squares in which they are found |
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| units of latitude and longitude. |
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| imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator |
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| imaginary lines that run between the North and South Poles |
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| lines that are the same distance apart; lines that never meet or cross |
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| lines that cross at right angles |
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| the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map |
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| a system of mapping the round Earth on a flat surface |
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