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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
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map
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drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located
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parts of a map
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a round model of Earth
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symbol
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picture or thing that stands for something else
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cardinal directions
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directions - north, east, south, west - used to determine location on simple maps
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map legend
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list of shapes/symbols used on a map, explanation of what each stands for
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Virginia Regions
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Coastal Plain(Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
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Political Regions of the United States
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1. Northeast
2. Southeast 3. Midwest 4. Southwest 5. Rocky Mountains 6. Pacific 7. Noncontiguous |
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Physical geographic regions of North America
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1. Coastal Plain
2. Appalachian Mountains 3. Canadian Shield 4. Interior Lowlands 5. Great Plains 6. Rocky Mounts 7. Basin and Range 8. Coastal Range |
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regions
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places that have common characteristics
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Equator
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imaginary line around middle of Earth, divides globe into the N/S hemispheres
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Prime Meridian
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imaginary line that divides the globe into the E/W hemispheres
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hemisphere
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half of sphere (globe) created by Prime Meridian or Equator
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continents
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1. North America
2. South America 3. Europe 4. Asia 5. Africa 6. Australia 7. Antarctica |
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five oceans
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1. Artic
2. Atlantic 3. Indian 4. Pacific 5. Southern |
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grid system
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letter (left) and number (bottom) coordinates identify approximate location
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latitude lines
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imaginary lines that run east to west on globe; Equator is a latitudinal line
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longitude lines
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imaginary lines that run north and south on a globe; Prime Meridian is a longitudinal line.
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