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21 Cards in this Set
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B.C.
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"Before Christ." Refers to a date so many years before jesus christ.
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A.D.
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"Anno Domini." Refers to a date so many years after jesus christ.
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BCE/CE
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Before The Common Era and Common Era. These terms correspond to B.C. and A.D.
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decade
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a decade is a span of ten years
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Century
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A century refers to a span of 100 years, the twentieth century is from 1900-1999
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Millennium
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1000 years.
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Age/Era
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A time period characterized by the life style, (stone age- age of stone tools) and it has a specific start and end point.
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Equator
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Line of latitude half way between the north and south poles.
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Prime meridian
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The line of longitude 0 degrees that runs through greenwich, england.
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Latitude
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Imaginary lines that circle east to west. measuring distances from the north and south poles.
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Longitude
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Lines circling the globe from North to south measuring distances from the prime meridian.
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Hemispheres
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half of the globe.
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Compass rose
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A circle showing north south west east etc.
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Scale
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A ratio of size in a map
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Legend
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a key for a map.
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Longitude
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Lines circling the globe from North to south measuring distances from the prime meridian.
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Hemispheres
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half of the globe.
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Compass rose
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A circle showing north south west east etc.
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Scale
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A ratio of size in a map
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Legend
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a key for a map.
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Cartographer
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the practice of drawing maps.
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