Geography Vocabulary

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One half of the Earth

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Hemisphere

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A map that shows the boundaries of countries and states.

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Political Map

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A possible explanation or unproved assumption.

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Theory

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A visual representation of an area.

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Map

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A hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses.

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Pangea

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The part of a map that compares distance on the map with distance in the real world.

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Map Scale

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Distance east or west of the prime meridian.

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Longitude

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The words on a map that describe the subject of the map.

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Map Title

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A place or position of something on Earth's surface.

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Location

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Any of the world's continuous areas of land.

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Continent