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map skills
SOL 3.5a,b,e and 3.6
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Geography
3rd Grade
11/06/2012

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Term
Region
Definition

An area with a least one

feature that makes it different from other   areas.

Term
Continets
Definition
Seven largest land areas on Earth.
Term

Equator

 

 

 

Definition
An imaginary line around the center of the Earth. It separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
Term
Prime Meridian
Definition

An imaginary line on a map or globe that separates the Eatern Hemisphere from the

Western Hemisphere.

 

Term
Map Scale or Distance Scale
Definition
Shows the distence or how far it is between two places on a map.
Term
Cardinal Direction
Definition
The four main directions (North,South, East,and West).
Term
Intermediate
Definition
Directions that are Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest.
Term

Compass 

Rose

Definition
The drawing that shows the letters N, S, E, and W.
Term
Map Key or Legend
Definition
A box on a map in which symbols are explained.
Term
Map
Definition
A picture that shows the location of things.
Term
Geography
Definition
The study of Earth's feature.
Term
Globe
Definition
A model of the Earth.
Term
Grid
Definition
A system used to help locate places on a map.
Term
Hemisphere
Definition
An area made when the Earth is divided in half by the Prime Meridian and the Equator.
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