Social Studies I
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- cardinal directions
- North, south, east, west
- map scale
- compares the distance on a map with distance in the real world
- equator
- the imaginary line that circles halfway between the North and South Pole
- hemisphere
- "half" the shape of a ball
- boundary
- a border or the outside edge of a place
- inset map
- a small map within a larger map
- compass rose
- direction marker on a map that shows the main directions or the cardinal directions
- sphere
- shape of a ball
- intermediate directions
- northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
- locator
- a small map or globe that shows where the place on th main map is located
- prime meridian
- an imiginary line that divides the Western & Eastern Hemisphere
- map key
- map legend - explains what the symbols on the map stands for.
- map symbol
- something that stands for something else
- region
- an area with at least one feature that sets it apart from other areas
- map title
- tells you the subject of the map
- continent
- one of the 7 main areas of land on earth