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34 Cards in this Set
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Circles
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Arctic Circle is approximately 66° N and Antarctic Circle is approximatly 66° S of the Equator
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Sphere
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round, 3-d
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Climate
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the general weather pattern, including temperature and precipitation
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Map Symbols (political)
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٭ - captial
• - city |
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intermediate directions
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the four directions that lie between the cardinal directions -- northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest
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cardinal directions
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the four directions -- north, south, east and west
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Poles (axis)
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The North Pole and South Pole are the end points of the earth's axis, making them the northernmost and southernmost points on earth. The earth spins on its axis
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continents
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from largest to smallest:
Asia Africa North America South America Antarctica Europe Australia |
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Peninsula
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area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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Equinox
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the time during the year when the sun is over the equator and day and night are the same length (Mar. & Sept)
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geography
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the study of the earth, including cultural, physical and political features of people and places
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globe
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3-D map of the earth. More accurate representation than a map
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equator
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the imaginary line at 0° latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern Hemispheres.
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Prime Meridian
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The imaginary line at 0° longitude that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. It goes through Greenwich, England.
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International Date Line
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The imaginary line at longitude 180° where the date changes by one day
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hemispheres
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there are four hemispheres - eastern, western, northern and southern
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Tropics
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Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2° N
Tropic of Capricorn 23 1/2° S |
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latitude lines (parallels)
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the lines that go east-west around the globe. They are measured from the equator
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longitude lines (meridians)
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the lines that go north-south along the globe. They are measured east or west from the Prime Merdian
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atlas
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a book of maps
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key/legend
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the part of a map that shows the symbols and explains what they mean
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symbol
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something that stands for something real. A pictoral representation of something real
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border
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political boundary; shown on a political map
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index/grid
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the lines of latitude and longitude on a map/globe
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inset
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a separate area on a map that shows part of the same territory
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scale
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part of a map that shows what real measurements represent as distances on the map.
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bay (gulf)
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a body of water partly enclosed by land, with a wide mouth leading to a larger body of water
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strait (channel)
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a small strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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isthmus
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a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses
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island
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an area of land completely surrounded by water
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similarity between maps and globes
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show the world
labels continents and oceans label countries |
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difference between maps and globes
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globe - round, textured, more accurate, less detail
map - flat, not textured, might not show all earth, more detailed, less accurate because flat |
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oceans
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Arctic
Indian Atlantic Pacific |
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compass rose
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- cardinal (black)
- intermediate (red) |