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Social Studies - Reviewing Geography Skills Vocabulary (G4-G11)

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continentOne of Earth's seven large bodies of land including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
oceanOne of Earth's large bodies of water including the Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.
hemisphereOne half of a sphere or globe; Earth is divided into four hemispheres.
equatorAn imaginary line running halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.
latitudeLatitude lines run east and west. They measure the distance north or south of the equator.
longitudeLongitude lines run north and south.
parallelLatitude lines are also called parellels.
meridianLongitude lines are also called meridians.
prime meridianThe starting line for measuring longitude.
cardinal directionsOne of four main points; North, South, East and West
intermediate directionsA direction halfway between two cardinal directions.
compass roseA small drawing that indicates directions on a map.
scaleA scale explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on the map.
symbolAnything that stands for something else
map keyExplains what each symbol on a map stands for.
locatorA small inset in the corner of a larger map.
political mapShows borders between states or countries.
physcial mapHighlights Earth's natural features.
relief mapA physical map that uses shading to show the differences in height between areas of land.
elevation mapa physical map that uses color to show the elevation or height of land above sea level.
road mapShows you how to get from one place to another.
historical mapShows information about the past or where past events took place.


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