geography general
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- oceans
- large body of water; the earth has 4 major oceans
- intermediate directions
- directions between the major directions on a map
- north pointer
- indicates which way north is on a map
- prime meridian
- an imaginary line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
- continent
- a very large body of land
- cardinal directions
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main directions on a map
- grid
- a set of squares on a map or globe formed by lines of latitude and longitude
- product map
- shows the most important goods that are produced in an area
- hemisphere
- half a sphere
- equator
- an imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- scale
- explains the relationship between real distances on the earth and distances on the map
- latitude lines
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lines that measure north and south of the equator
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stands for something else
ex. star stands for a capital - transportation maps
- designed to help travelers, shows routes that connect places
- map key
- section on a map which informs you what each symbol on a map represents
- city maps
- special maps that help people find their way in unfamiliar cities