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| geography | the study of the Earth, its physical features, and the way living things use the Earth |
| ocean | the largest areas of water on Earth |
| continent | the largest areas of land on Earth |
| globe | a model of the Earth shaped like a sphere |
| poles | the areas at the top and bottom of the globe |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| equator | the imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern parts |
| Prime Meridian | the imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western parts |
| map | a flat model of the Earth |
| distortion | change in shape and size of an object |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east and west |
| intermediate directions | the directions in between the cardinal directions; northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |
| symbols | pictures on a map that represent something in the real world |
| linear scale | a map scale that used a straight line, like a number line or ruler |
| word scale | a map scale that uses words |
