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Social Studies
GeographyVocabulary
Words
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latitudealso called parallels; they show
location north and south of the Equator
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longitudealso called Meridians; they show a location east or west of the Prime
Meridian
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Prime Meridiandivides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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Equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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hemisphereone half of Earth (east/west and north/south)
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continentone of Earth’s seven large land areas
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grida system of lines, letters, and numbers that help you locate places on a map
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keyalso called a legend, shows the symbols on a map and tells what each symbol
means
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road mapa map that is useful for finding the correct route, when traveling by car
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physical mapa map that gives information about land and water
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political mapa map gives information about boundaries, nations, and cities
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boundarya border or outside edge of a place
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regionan area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas
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compass rosethe symbol on a map that shows direction
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scalethe part of a map compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real
world
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titletells the subject of a map
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mileagea chart that shows the distance between major cities on a road map
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fifty (50)the number of states in the United States
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Washington D.C.the national capital of the United States
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Austinthe state capital of Texas