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| compass rose | a drawing that shows where cardinal NSWE and intermediate directions NW, NE, SE, SW are on a map |
| map | special kind of drawing of the earth or part of the earth on a flat surface |
| globe | a sphere-shaped model of the earth |
| ocean | large body of salt water |
| peninsula | land surrounded on 3 sides by water |
| location | where a place is compared to other places around it |
| absolute location | the exact place where something can be found |
| relative location | shows connection between 2 places - next to, near |
| continent | a very large body of land |
| geography | study of the earth and how people use it |
| history | the true story of what happened in the past |
| boundary | a line that separates one area, state, or country from another |
| compass | a tool for finding directions |
| rotate | to turn something around on its axis |
| latitude | lines that run across (east to west) on a map. They represent the distance north and south of the equator |
| longitude | lines on a map that run from the north pole to the south pole. Represent the distance east and west of the prime meridian |
| grid | a system of crossing lines that form squares or boxes on a map or globe |
| estimate | to figure out something such as a location on a map or globe (approximate) |
| time zone | any of the regions into which the earth is divided for measuring standard time |
| symbol | something that stands (represents) the real thing |
| key | part of the map that tells what the symbols stand for (legend) |
| scale | the size of a map or model compared with what it represents |
| hemisphere | 1/2 of the globe - eastern or western, northern or southern |
| equator | the imaginary line at 0 degree latitude that divides the glove into northern and southern hemispheres |
| prime meridian | imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude dividing the globe into eastern and western hemispheres |
