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| geography | the study of our physical and cultural surroundings |
| globe | the most accurate map of the earth |
| geographic terms | used to describe bodies of water, such as bays, and landforms, such as islands |
| parallels of latitude | the lines that circle the earth from west to east |
| intermediate points | the points in between the cardinal points on a compass rose |
| international date line | a line that is the same distance east and west of the prime meridian--at 180 degrees longitude |
| continents | large masses of land surrounded by oceans |
| cardinal points | the four main points on a compass rose |
| meridians of longitude | the lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole |
| compass rose | a symbol on a map that shows directions |
| equator | an imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| hemispheres | two half-spheres of the Earth |
| prime meridian | an imaginary line that cuts Earth in half from the North Pole to the South Pole |
| compass | an instrument (tool) for finding directions |
