Geography Vocabulary grade3

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relative location

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The position of a place in relation to another place

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absolute location

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The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.

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continent

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The largest land areas on Earth

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Prime Meridian

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An imaginary line that divides the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres

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Equator

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An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

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scale

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Compares the distance on a map to the actual distance on the ground

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compass rose

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

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map key

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A list of map symbols that tells what each symbol stands for

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cardinal directions

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North, South, East, West

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intermediate directions

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Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest