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Map Vocabulary

These activities will help you practice the vocabulary you will need for your Map Quiz.

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titlethe name of the map
inseta small map inside a larger one
grida set of lines that cross each other
latitudelines on a map that go across
longitudelines on a map that go up and down
legend/keya list that tells what the colors, pictures, shapes and lines on a map show
scalea line on a map that helps you measure the size of a place or the distance between places
compass rosethis points out directions (N, S, E, W)
hemispherehalf of a globe or ball
prime meridianthe line of longitude between the North Pole and the South Pole at 0 degrees
equatorthe line of latitude that goes around the middle of the globe at 0 degrees



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