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Explanation of the symbols on a map
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Map key
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Directional marker on a map
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Compass Rose
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The imagery line that divides the world between the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Equator
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Northern most point on the earth
90 degrees north |
North Pole
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Southern most point on the earth
90 degrees south |
South pole
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Half of a sphere on a globe, as in northern and southern hemispheres
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Hemispheres
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The use of symbols to present info on a map.
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Map Symbols
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Directional marker that shows north, south, east, and west.
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Cardinal directions
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imaginary vertical lines running from pole to pole on the globe used to measure distance east ans west of the Prime Meridian;
also called meridians |
longitude
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imaginary lines running east and west around the globe used to measure the distance north and south of the equator
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latitude
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