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| inset map | a small map within a larger map |
| latitude | The distance north or south of the equator, measured by a set of imaginary lines, or parallels, that run east and west around Earth. |
| parallel | any line of latitude north or south of the equator; they never cross or meet. |
| degree | a unit of measurement that indicates the distance between lines of latitude and longitude |
| equator | an imaginary line circling the Earth halfway between the North and South poles and dividing the Earh into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. |
| longitude | Distance east and west of the prime meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines, or meridians, that run north and south from the Earth's poles. |
| prime meridian | The line of longitude marked by zero degrees on the world map from which longitude east and west are measured |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else |
| map title | The words on a map that describe the subject of the map |
| locator | a small map or picture of a globe that shows where the area shown on the main map is located in a state, in a country, on a continent, or in the world |
| globe | a model of the earth |
| scale or map scale | a unit of measure on a map, such as a inch, that is used to represent a distance on Earth |
| compass rose | a drawing on a map that shows direction. |
| cardinal directons | the directions north, south, east, and west. |
| map key | A list of map symbols that tells what each symbol stands for. |
| intermediate directions | A direction between cardinal directions |
| grid | The north-south and east-west lines on a map that cross each other to form a pattern of squares. |
| continents | One of Earth's seven large bodies of land. |
| hemisphere | One of the halves of Earth. |
