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28 Cards in this Set
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model
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a samll copy of the real thing
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globe
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comes in diffreent sizes and is a model of earth
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atlas
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a collection of maps
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sphere
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a round-like ball
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continents
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seven total, large land masses
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oceans
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largest area of water on earth - there are 4 oceans
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pie graph
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is used to show parts of a whole
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cardinal directions
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four main directions: east , south, north west
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North Pole
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north most palce on Earth
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South pole
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south most place on Earth
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compass rose
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arrows where it shows 4 main directions or the cardinal directions
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intermediate directions
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nort west, north east, southwest, southeast
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boundary
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a line that separates one state from another
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Equator
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an imaginary line that goes across the middle or largest bullge of the Earth
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lattitude
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distance lines that go from the north to the south pole
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lattitude
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distances between the north and south poles
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hemisphere
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two equal halves of the Earth
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longitude
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lines that crose the Equator
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prime meridian
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number 0 on an map or globe
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grid
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lines that form a box on a map
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symbol
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to show where things are on a map
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key
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part of a map that shows what the symbols represent or mean
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legend
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same thing as a key
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scale
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the places and distances on a map only in a smaller version
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sea level
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surface of the sea
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elevation
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the heigth of land
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contour line
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different colors and squiggly lines that show that separate the different levels of rainfal or depths of water
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relief map
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different colors and bumps that show water, mountains and terrain of a place
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