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9 Cards in this Set
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What is a map?
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A map is a drawing that shows the surface features of an area.
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What is a globe?
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A globe is a round ball with the world map on it.
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What is Louisiana?
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A state in the southern United States. It's capital is Baton Rouge.
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What is an longitude?
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Distance that is mesured on the earth's surface going east to west along imaginary lines.
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What is a grid?
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An arrangment of parallel lines and crossing bars.
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What is a boundary?
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A line that marks the edge of a country
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What is the Equator?
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An inmaginary line around the
earth.It's a halfway between the North and the South Poles. The United Sates and Canada are North of the equator. |
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What is a compass?
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A compass is an instrument for showing directions.
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What is a compass rose?
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A compass rose is a symbol on a map that shows directions.
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