Geography Vocabulary

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Compass Rose

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A tool on a map showing cardinal directions (N,E,S,W) and intermediate directions (NE, SE, NW, and SW).

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Border

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A boundary line that separates two places.

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Map Key

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The wording on a map explaining the symbols.

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Scale

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A tool that compares distance on a map with a distance in the real world.

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Lines of Latitude

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Imaginary lines that run east to west across the Earth.

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Lines of Longitude

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Imaginary lines that run north to south across the Earth.

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geography

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the study of the earth

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Earth's Resources

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forests, water, and minerals

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map

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the basic tool of geography

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absolute location

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exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates