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| equator | Imaginary line from east to west that separates the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| projection | A way of drawing the earth on a flat surface |
| map key | An explanation of the symbols drawn on a map |
| compass rose | Device drawn on maps to show the directions |
| Cardinal Directions | North, south, east and west |
| gazetteer | Geographic index or dictionary |
| glossary | Dictionary of terms in a book |
| index | Place in the text where you can find where words are located in the text |
| relief | Differences in height in a landscape; how flat or rugged the surface is |
| political map | Map that shows political, or human-made divisions of countries or regions |
| hemisphere | One half of the globe |
| Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that runs from North to South that separates the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| absolute location | The exact location of a place on the Earth’s surface |
| relative location | Position of a place on the Earth’s surface in relation to another place |
| scale | The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on Earth |
