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| altitiude | how high the land is above the sea level or the earth's surface |
| atlas | a book of maps |
| border | a line that separates two places |
| capital | the city where the government of a country or state is located |
| cardinal directions | the four main directions (north, south, east, and west) |
| continent | a large piece of land; there are seven continents in the world (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America) |
| coordinates | two numbers that describe where a place is on a map |
| equator | a line that divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres |
| hemispheres | half of a sphere; the world is divided into four hemispheres (northern, southern, eastern, and western) |
| key | and explanation of abbreviations or symbols used on a map |
| landmark | a building or place people think is interesting or important |
| latitiude | the distance a place is to the north or south of the equator |
| longitude | the distance a place is the the east or west of the equator |
| prime meridian | a line that divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
| time zone | a section of the world where the same time is used in every city; the world is divided into 24 time zones |
