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25 Cards in this Set
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Cardinal Directions
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the main directions on the map: north, south, east and west
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Intermediate Directions
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the " in-between" directions on the compass rose: northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
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Scale
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showing real distance on earth using proportion. Example: 1 cm=500km
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Political Map
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man made items ( names of cities,states,nations,borders)
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Physical Map
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natural features ( mountains, rivers, oceans)
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Cartographer
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map maker
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Borders
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land/water touching your nation
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Equator
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main line of latitude found at 0 degrees; it divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Hemisphere
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half of the earth
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International Dateline
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180 degrees longitude, where eastern and western hemispheres meet. When you cross it, the day of the week changes.
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Time Zones
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there are 24 times zones on earth. Every 15 degrees of longitude you travel is one hour difference. When traveling east, you add an hour to your watch, when traveling west you subtract an hour
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Mountains
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a high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill
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Hill
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a rounded, raised landform; not as a mountain
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Plain
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a large area of nearly flat land
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Plateau
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an area of elevated flat land
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Cape
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a point of land extending into a body of water ( like a small peninsula)
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land
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Delta
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land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water
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Source of a river
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the starting point of a river
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Mouth of a river
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the place where a river empties into a larger body of water
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Lake
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a body of water completely surrounded by land
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Strait
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a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water
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Tributary
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a smaller river that flows into a larger river
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Latitude lines
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imaginary lines that are drawn from east to west and measure north to south of the equator. They are always the same distance apart
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Prime Meridian
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zero degrees longitude, it is the main longitude line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
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