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globe | a sphere that represents Earth's surface |
longitude | the distance east or west of the prime meridian |
latitude | the distance in degrees north and south of the equator |
topographic map | a map that shows the surface features of an area |
contour line | a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation |
contour interval | the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next |
Global Positioning System | a method of finding latitude and longitude using satellites |
hemisphere | one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface |