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| location | the place where something can be found |
| mountain range | a large group of mountains |
| continent | the largest land area on Earth |
| globe | a model of the planet Earth |
| hemisphere | half of the globe when it is divided into either northern and southern halves or eastern and western halves |
| equator | a line that circles a globe halfway between the North Pole and South Pole |
| nation | An area of land with its own people and laws; a country |
| map | a picture that shows the location of things |
| border | a line on a map that shows where a state or a nation ends |
| map title | a title that tells what a map is about |
| map symbol | a symbol that stands for something real on Earth |
| map key | a box on a map in which map symbols are explained; also called a map legend |
| distance scale | a map feature used to measure the distance between two places; it tells the distance on the map equals on the real Earth |
| compass rose | a drawing on a map that shows the cardinal directions to help people use the map |
| President | the title given to the leader of the United States of America |
| cardinal directions | The main directions: North, South, East, and West |
| population | the number of people living in a place |
| capital city | a city in which government leaders meet and work |
| suburb | a small community that is close to a city |
| transportation | the moving of people or things from one place to another |
| rural | away from cities and large towns |
| history | the story of what has happened in a place |
| ancestor | someone in a person's family, such as a great-great-grandparent, who lived a long time ago |
| pioneer | a person who helps settle a new land |
| founder | a person who starts something, such as a business or settlement |
| sequence | the order in which events take place |
| time line | a drawing that shows when and in what order events took place |
| primary source | a record made by someone who saw or took part in an event |
| secondary source | a record made by someone who was not present |
