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| atlas | a book of maps |
| axis | an imaginary straight line that runs through a turning object |
| compass rose | a symbol on a map that shows directions north, south, east, and west |
| coordinates | a set of numbers that help identify a specific place on a globe or map |
| elevation | the height of something; on maps it is shown as the number of feet above or below sea level |
| hemisphere | half a sphere |
| international date line | the imaginary line that marks the place on Earth where each new day begins |
| latitude | distance, measured in degrees north or south of the equator |
| longitude | distance, as measured in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| map key | a table or chart that helps you decode a map |
| map scale | the relationship or proportion between the distance as shown on a map and the actual distance on the ground |
| meridian | an imaginary line that runs north-south on a globe but measures degrees of longitude east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| parallel | an imaginary line that runs east-west on a globe or map but measures degrees of latitude north or south of the equator |
| physical map | a type of map that shows hills, mountains, valleys, and other features of the land |
| Prime Meridian | 0ยบ longitude; the longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England |
