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A flat picture of an area
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| A spherical picture of the world |
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| A picture used to represent something on a map |
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| Imaginary line where the sun's rays hit directly year-round, and acts as 0 degrees latitude |
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Imaginary line running north and south on a map, or globe, used as
0 degrees longitude |
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| Imaginary pole running through the center of the earth that it spins on |
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| horizontal imaginary lines on the maps, or globe used to find locations |
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| Vertical imaginary lines on the maps, or globe used to find locations |
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| Imaginary lines running from the north pole to the south pole used in telling time. There are 24 of them in the world, 4 in the US, eastern, central, mountain, and pacific. We live in central time zone |
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International Date Line
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| A crooked, dotted line running from the North Pole to the South Pole used to denote where one day ends and another begins. It is recognized by the whole world as the official date keeper |
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| the figure on a map which shows the directions |
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| One half of the earth, divided on the equator to give us the northern and southern halves, and on the Prime Meridain to give us the eastern and western. We live in the western, and northern hemispheres |
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| The land on the earth is divided into these |
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North America
South America
Europe
Asia - largest continent
Africa
Antarctica
Australia-smallest cont |
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| The water on earth is divided into these. |
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Pacific - largest
Atlantic
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Arctic - smallest |
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| Continents are divided into these. Ours is the United States |
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| Our country is divided into these. There are 50 of them. We live in Iowa. |
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| States are divided into these. Iowa has 99 of them. We live in Scott County. |
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City where elected representatives meet to make our laws for us. Des Moines=state
Washington D.C.=country |
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| The building where the government meets to make our laws |
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| Piece of land surrounded by water |
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| Land with water on 3 of its sides |
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| Manmade waterway. Two important ones in the world are the Suez and Panama |
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| The motion of the earth as it spins |
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| The motion of the earth as it orbits the sun |
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| A book of maps and other interesting information |
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| 6,000 feet above sea level (2,000 acceptable according to some texts) |
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| How high a hill has to be to be considered to be a mountain |
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Extra Credit:
Lowest point on earth |
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Extra Credit:
Highest point on earth |
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Superior - Largest
Michigan
Erie
Ontario - smallest
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