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N.A.M.E Vocabulary
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Geography
6th Grade
12/02/2008

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Axis
Definition
Invisible line in the middle of the earth that it rotates around in one day
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Cardinal Directions
Definition
North,South,East,West
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Intermediate Directions
Definition
Northeast,Northwest,Southeast,Southwest
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Irrigated Land
Definition
Land that was naturally dry but humans found a way to bring water to it
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Physical Map
Definition
A map that shows natural land features
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Equator
Definition
An imaginary line around the earth
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Fertile land
Definition
rich wet soil, excellent for farming
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Hemispheres
Definition
Half of a sphere, half of the earth Northern and Southern Hemisphere
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Political Map
Definition
Map that depicts streets, country border, names, cities and capitals
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Precipitation
Definition
Rain, hail, sleet,, snow
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Prime Meridian
Definition
Longitude line at 0 degrees that is also the international date line and divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
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Rotation
Definition
Object that spins in a circle, The earth's rotation on its axis takes 24 hours or one day.
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Time zones
Definition
Every 15 degrees in longitude marks another time zone and there are 24 time zones on the earth.
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