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GFL Week One Vocabulary

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geographythe study of earth and it's people divided into physical geography and human geography
continentsone of the main landmasses of the globe
oceanthe vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface
longitude/meridiansA line on a map or globe that extends north and south and shows distance from the prime meridian
latitude/parallelsA line on a map or a globe that extends east and west and shows distance from the equator.
EquatorAn imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point.
hemisphereHalf of the earth-The Northern and Southern hemispheres of the earth are divided by the equator. The Eastern anhd Western hemispheres are divided by the prime meridian.
prime meridianThe imaginary line that cuts the earth in half running north and south-Zero degree longitude, runs through Greenwich, England.
cardinal directionsThe four major directions on a compass-north, south, east, and west.
key/legendThat which explains the symbols on maps and globes.


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