Geography Vocab Review

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What is a continent?

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A large land area on earth, there are 7 total.

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Relative Location is...

Back

Where one place is in relation to other places on Earth.

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The Equator is...

Back

An imaginary, horizontal line that circles halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.

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Hemisphere

Back

Halves of the Earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western).

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A country is...

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A nation with its own government, occupying a specific territory.

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Prime Meridian:

Back

An imaginary vertical line dividing Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

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A border is...

Back

A line that shows the end of a place.

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Cardinal directions are...

Back

The four main points on a compass: North, South, East, West.

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What is a cartographer?

Back

A person engaged in cartography, or the production of maps.

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A map symbol is...

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A small picture representing features on a map.