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| equator | Imaginary line from east to west that separates the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| map key | An explanation of the symbols drawn on a map |
| compass rose | Device drawn on maps to show the directions |
| cardinal directions | North, south, east and west |
| political map | Map that shows political, or human-made divisions of countries or regions |
| hemisphere | One half of the globe |
| Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that runs from North to South that separates the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| scale | The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on Earth |
| latitude | east-west lines on a globe |
| parallels | lines of latitude |
| longitude | north-south lines on a globe |
| meridians | lines of longitude |
