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22 Cards in this Set
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Geography
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The study of Earth's surface and the processes that shape it
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Latitude Lines
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The series of imaginary lines, also called parallels that circle the Earth parallel to the equator.
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Parallel
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Any of the imaginary lines that circle the Earth, parallel to the equator.
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Degree
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A unit of measure used to determine absolute location on globes
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Equator
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An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point dividing the Earth into two halves called hemispheres.
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Longitude Lines
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The series of imaginary lines also called meridians that run north and south from one pole to the other
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Meridian
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An imaginary line that circles the globe from north or south and runs through both the north and south poles.
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Prime Meridian
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An imaginary line of longitude or meridian that runs from north and south pole through Greenwich and England.
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Plain
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A large area of flat or gently rolling land
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Globe
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A round model of the Earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes
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Scale
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The size of an area on a map as compared with the areas actual size
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Distortion
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A misrepresentation of the true shape
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Projection
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A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper
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Compass Rose
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A map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions
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Key
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The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features also called a legend
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Orbit
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The path followed by an object in space as it moves around another .
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Revolution
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Once complete orbit of the Earth. One revolution happens every 365 1/4 days.
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Axis
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An imaginary line around which a planet turns.
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Rotation
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The spinning motion of the Earth like a top on its axis.
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Low Latitudes
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The region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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High Latitudes
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The regions between the arctic circle and the North Pole and antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
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Middle Latitude
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The regions between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
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