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What is the Equator?
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An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
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What is a continent?
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A large body of land on the Earth
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What tells you the name or kind of map?
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The title
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What is the symbol on the map that shows directions(north, south, east, west)?
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The compass rose
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What is used on a map to represent real places or things?
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symbols
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What is the list on a map that tells what the symbols stand for?
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legend or map key
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How many continents are there?
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7
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What are the names of the continents?
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North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
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How many oceans are there?
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four
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Name the oceans.
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean |
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Equator
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an Imaginary line,at 0 latitude,that circules earth exactly halfway between the north and south;separates earth into the northern hemisphere
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Latitude
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a distance north or south of the equator,expressed in degrees
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Prime Meridian
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an imaginray line running from the north pole to the south pole,passing through Greenwich,England;the 0 reference line for longitude
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Longitude
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a distance east or west of the prime meridian,expressed in degrees
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