Geography: Map Skills and Features Flashcards (rb)

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Equator

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Imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

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Prime Meridian

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Line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

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Compass

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Instrument that is used to show direction

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Continent

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A large landmass on Earth

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South Pole

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Located on the continent of Antarctica

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South Africa's position to the equator

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South of the equator

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Egypt's position to the equator

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North of the equator

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Four main directions

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North, South, East, West

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Intermediate direction points

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North-West (NW), North-East (NE), South-West (SW), South-East (SE)

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Border

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Marks the place on a map where one country ends, and another country begins

A line dividing two countries or areas