| A | B |
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| Arctic circle | a latitude line that circles the earth at 23 1/2 degrees North |
| Antartic Circle | a latitude line that circles the earth at 23 1/2 degrees South |
| Boundary | border of state or country |
| Compass Rose | a drawing that indicates directions on a map |
| Continent | huge area of land |
| Degree | unit of measurement |
| Equator | latitude line labeled 0 degrees |
| Grid | use to find where lines intersect |
| Hemisphere | one half of the earth's surface |
| Latitude | imaginary lines on maps and globes that measure distances North to South |
| Longitude | imaginary line on maps and globes that measure distance East to West |
| Map Key | a guide telling you what each symbol represents |
| Map Scale | needed to find the real size of distances on a map |
| Meridian | another name for longitude lines |
| North Pole | most northern place in the world |
| Parallel Lines | also called lines of latitude and means same distance apart |
| Prime Meridian | the line of longitude labelled 0 degrees |
| South Pole | most southern place in the world |
| Tropic of Cancer | a latitude line that circles the earth at 66 1/2 degrees South |
| Tropic of Capricorn | a latitude line that circles the earth at 66 1/2 degrees North |
