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24 Cards in this Set
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Almanac |
Annual reference book of useful & interesting facts relating to countries, sports, and entertainment, etc..
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Atlas
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A bound collection of maps.
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Climate
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The weather pattern over a long period of time.
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North Pole |
90° North Latitude, the northern most point onearth
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Cartographer |
map maker |
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Environment |
All the surrounding things, conditions, & influences that have to do with the growth of living things.
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Gazetteer |
Geographical dictionary.
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Geography |
The study of features on Earth’s surface.
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Latitude |
The measurement, in degrees, of a place's distancenorth or south of the equator. |
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Longitude
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distance measured in degrees east or west from animaginary line (called the prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to theSouth Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England |
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Cardinal directions
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North, South, East, West
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Intermediate Directions
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Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
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Physical map
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It shows the natural features of the Earth’s surface.
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Political map
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Shows the boundaries of nations and other political areas.
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Population density
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The average number of people who live in a certain area.
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Primary source
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The materials written by people who lived during historical events such as letters, diaries, and speeches.
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Region
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An area that hascommon characteristics that set it apart from others. |
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Secondary source
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Materials designed to discuss or teach about an events such as a social studies book.
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Thematic Map
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A map that shows a certain theme or topic. |
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Hemisphere
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a half of the earth, usually as divided into northernand southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by animaginary line passing through the poles |
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South Pole
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90° SouthLatitude, the southernmost point on earth |
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Prime Meridian
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the earth's zero of longitude, which by conventionpasses through Greenwich, England. |
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Equator
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an imaginary line drawn around the earth equallydistant from poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheresand constituting the parallel of latitude 0°. |
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Global Grid
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system uses both the parallels of latitude and themeridian of longitude. |
