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| Cardinal directions | Four main points of the compass (N,S,E,W) (n) |
| Compass rose | object drawn on maps to show direction |
| Continent | one of the seven large land masses on Earth (n) |
| Map key | box that explains the symbols on a map (legend) (n) |
| Scale | measures distance on a map (n) |
| Equator | Latitude line (0) dividing the North and South hemispheres (n) |
| Hemispheres | half of the Earth's surface |
| Grid | A pattern of lines on a chart or map (n) |
| Latitude | Imaginary lines that cross the surface of the Earth parallel to the Equator, measures N and S (n) |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that cross the surface of the Earth, measures E and W (n) |
| Meridian | a line of longitude (n) |
| Parallel | a line of latitude (n) |
| Prime Meridian | The longitude line at 0 degrees, dividing the East and West hemispheres (n) |
| Absolute location | exact position of a place on the earth's surface |
| Accurate | correct |
| Analyze | to study something (and all its parts) closely |
| Contour lines | lines (usually curved) on a map to show elevation |
| Distorted | altered, deformed |
