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| Equator | The zero degree line of latitude, divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere |
| Biomes | Major life zones based on vegetation paterns |
| Projection map | A type of map that transfers earth's features onto a flat surface |
| Contour lines | Connect points on a topographic map having the same elevation |
| Scale | This indicates the relationship between the distance on a map to the distance on the land |
| Eurasia | Largest single landmass - made up of Europe and Asia |
| Pacific Ocean | Largest division of the world ocean |
| International Date Line | A line which roughly follows the 180 degree line of longitude |
| Hachures | Indicate a crater or a depression on a topographic map |
| Strait | A narrow body of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| Tundra | This biome has a very low average temperature, few plants, and much ice and snow |
| Meridians | Another name for lines of longitude |
| Contour interval | The amount of elevation between two adjacent contour lines |
| Prime meridian | Zero degree line of longitude |
| Topography | Variations in elevation over the landscape |
| Slope | The steepness of the land |
| Cartographer | Map makers |
| Index contour | Heaviest contour lines, labeled with elevation |
| Peninsula | Fingerlike projection of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| Archipelago | A group or chain of islands |
| Plateau | A fairly flat area above surrounding land (high) |
| Plain | A large flat area of land, usually without trees (low) |
| Lagoon | Shallow body of salt water mostly or completely surrounded by land |
