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3rd Grade: Geography

Geography Vocabulary

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continenta large body of land found on earth
geographythe study of Earth
hemispherehalf of a sphere (globe) created by either the Prime Meridian or Equator
Equatoran imaginary line that separates the world into the northern and southern hemispheres
Prime Meridianan imaginary line that separates the world into the eastern and western hemispheres
regionsplaces that have common characteristics (similar features)
compass roseused to indicate North, South, East, West, and cardinal directions on maps and globes
mapa drawing that shows where places are located and what a place looks like from above
globea round model of the Earth
symbolsed to describe a picture or thing that stands for something else
map legendused to describe a list of shapes and symbols used on a map and shows what each stands for
map titlethe name given to a map

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