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| lines of longitude | these lines lines run north-south, connecting the North Pole to the South Pole. They measure how far East or West you are |
| lines of latitude | these lines run east-west, circling the globe like the rungs of a ladder. |
| number of continents | seven |
| number of oceans | five |
| definition of ocean | a massive body of saltwater that covers nearly 71% of the Earth's surface |
| definition of continent | one of the earth’s seven primary expanses of land |
| eastings | vertical lines on map used to identify grid reference |
| northings | horizontal lines on map used to identify grid reference |
| area reference | reference on map made up of four numbers |
| grid reference | reference on map made up of six numbers |
| scale | the connection between the size of something on a map and its actual size in the real world |
| ratio scale | scale uses numbers to show the relationship between the map and the real world. It is usually written with a colon |
| verbal scale | scale explains the relationship USING SIMPLE WORDS |
| the equator | lines of latitude show you how far away you are from this particular line |
| greenwich prime meridian | lines of longitude are measured from this point |
| east to west | direction lines of longitude run |
| north to south | direction lines of latitude run |
| zero | position of equator in degrees |
| northern and southern hemisphere | equator splits the earth into two areas. what are these areas called |
| tropic of cancer | line of latitude found north of the equator. furthest point sun can travel from equator |
| tropic of capricorn | line of latitude found south of the equator. furthest point sun can travel from equator |
