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22 Cards in this Set
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Meridian
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A line of longitude
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Degree
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A unit of measurement of temperature or of distance on the earth's surface
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Island
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A landmass smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water
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Legend
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An element of a map that explains what the symbols on the map represent; also called a "key"
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Atlas
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An organized collection of maps in one book
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Compass Rose
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A directional indicator that has arrows pointing north, south, east, and west
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Continent
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One of seven large landmasses on Earth
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Scale
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An element of a map that indicates distances between points on the map
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Equator
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An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Pole
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Mental Map
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A map we create and see in our minds to help make sense of the world
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Longitude
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A measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian
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Great-Circle Route
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The shortest between any two points on Earth
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Prime Meridian
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An imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England from the North Pole to the South Pole
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Ocean
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The largest part of Earth's water surface, often divided into four smaller oceans
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Parallel
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A line of latitude
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Directional Indicator
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An element of a map that shows which directions are north, south, east, and west
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Grid
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The pattern of lines that circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions
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Hemisphere
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Half of Earth, such as the Northern or Southern Hemisphere or the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
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Globe
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A scale model of earth
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Map Projection
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One of a variety of ways of presenting a round world on a flat map
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Latitude
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A measure of distance north or south of the equator
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Map
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A flat diagram of all or part of Earth's surface
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