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| ocean | One of earth’s four largest bodies of water – the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. |
| continent | One of Earth’s seven large bodies of land- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
| hemisphere | Half a sphere; one of the four hemispheres on earth – Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western hemispheres. |
| equator | An imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole at 0 latitude. |
| cardinal directions | One of the main directions of the globe; north, south, east, and west. |
| compass rose | A small drawing on a map that shows directions. |
| intermediate directions | Any direction in between two cardinal directions – northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. |
| symbol | Anything that stands for something else. |
| map key | An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent. |
| scale | The relationship between the distance shown on a map and the real distance on earth. |
| locator | A small map or globe set onto another map that shows where the main map is located. |
| political map | A map that shows information such as cities, capitals, states, and countries. |
| physical map | A map that shows natural features of the earth. |
| landform map | A map that shows the landforms of an area. |
| transportation map | A map that shows how to travel from one place to another. |
| historical map | A map that shows information about past events and where they occurred. |
