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Geography Vocabulary 3.4 - 3.6

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mapa drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located
globea round model of the Earth
symbola picture that stands for something else
cardinal directionsthe directions of north, south, east, and west
intermediate directionsthe directions of northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest
map legenda list of shapes and symbols used on a map and what each stands for
continenta large body of land on Earth
oceana large body of water on Earth
hemispherehalf of the Earth created by the equator or Prime Meridian
equatoran imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
Prime Meridianan imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
titlethe name of the map
compass rosea symbol that shows direction on a map
climatethe type of weather an area has over a long period of time
regionareas that have common characteristics such as mountains, low lying areas, rolling hills, etc.


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