Map Skills - Vocabulary

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The distance north or south of the Earth’s equator

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latitude

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a spherical or ball-shaped model of the entire planet

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globe

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a large land mass that is part of the Earth’s crust; geographers identify seven continents

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continent

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a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth’s surface

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map

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the northern half of the globe between the equator and the North Pole

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northern hemisphere

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The half of the globe between the prime meridian and 180 degrees longitude that includes most of Africa and Europe as well as Asia, Australia, and the Indian Ocean.

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eastern hemisphere

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the southern half of the globe between the equator and the South Pole

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southern hemisphere

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The half of the globe between 108 degrees and the prime meridian that includes North and South America and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans

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western hemisphere

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An imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England at 0 degrees latitude.

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Prime Meridian

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the imaginary line of latitude that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles

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equator