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Geography Vocabulary

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Prime Meridian0 degress longitude
North Pole90 Degrees N
South Pole90 Degrees S
Hemispherehalf the earth
sphereshaped like a ball
globea model of the earth
equatoran imaginary line around the earth
latitudelines that divide the Earth into N and S
longitudelines that divide the Earth E and W
Compass Rosea symbol that stands for all directions
continentone of the 7 largest land areas
oceanone of the four largest bodies of water
maptwo dimensional drawing of the Earth
degreethe unit of measure for latitude and longitude
atlasa book of maps
symbolsomething that stands for something else
elevationaltitude (how high land is above sea level)
scalepart of a map that shows how to measure distance
axisan imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth
borderan imaginary line that separates one place from another


Judith Spiegel

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