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| Grid | The pattern of lines t hat circle the earth in an east-west and north-south direction. |
| Latitude | East-to west lines in the grid |
| Equator | Imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles. Represents 0 |
| Parallels | Lines of Latitude |
| Degrees | The distance between latitudes |
| Minutes | Degrees are broken down into minutes. There are 60 minutes in a degree |
| Longitude | North to south lines in the grid |
| Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. Represents 0 |
| Meridians | Another name for lines of Longitude. |
| Hemisphere | The halves of the earth that are divided by the equator and Prime Meridian |
| Continents | Earth’s seven largest land masses. |
| Islands | Piece of land surrounded entirely by water |
| Ocean | Earth’s largest bodies of water. |
| Map | A flat diagram of the earth's surface. |
| Compass Rose | The part of the map that indicate directions on a map. |
| Scale | Part of the map that shows distance in in miles and kilometers on a map. Usually represented by a line. |
| Legend | Key, explains what the symbols mean on a map. |
| Time Zones | Divisions on a map that are separated by 15 degrees. There are 24 divisions of the earth equaling 360 degrees. Creating a total of 24 divisions, which separate time. |
