Defonitions Flashcards
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Longitude
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Imaginary vertical lines on a map (up and down)
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Latitude
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Imaginary horizontal lines on a map and a globe
Lat is Fat
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Equator
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Imaginary line that cuts through the Earth into two hemispheres
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Prime meridian
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Imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South pole
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Globe Locator
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Shows where on the map a continent is
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Scale Bar
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Helps you find actual distances between two points on a map
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Title
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Tells what the map is showing
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Map Key
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Explains what different symbols on a map mean (also called a map legend)
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Compass Rose
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Shows the directions of North, East, South, West
