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North America |
the continent we live on (Countrys our Canada, USA, and Mexico.) |
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South America |
this continent and north America are called Americans. |
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Europe |
continent attached to Asia; together they our sometimes called Eurasia. |
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Asia |
the largest of earths 7 continents |
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Africa |
the continent were the Nile river is located. |
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Australia |
the smallest continent; the island continent. |
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Antarctica |
the continent that is covered in ice. |
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Atlantic Ocean |
the ocean we swim in(borders the east coast of the U.S.) |
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Pacific ocean |
the largest of the earths four oceans (borders the west coast of the U.S.) |
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Indian ocean |
the ocean south of Asia, between Africa and Australia. |
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Arctic ocean |
the smallest ocean; surrounds the north pole. |
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continent |
a large body of land (earth has 7 of them.) |
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equator |
the line of latitude dividing earth in half 0 degrees latitude that separates the earth in the northern and southern hemispheres. |
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prime meridian |
the line of longitude dividing earth in half 0 degrees latitude that separates the earth in the north and south hemispheres. |
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latitude |
a imaginary line measuring distance north or south of the equator. |
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longitude |
an imaginary line measuring lines east or west of the prime meridian. |
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hemisphere |
one half a sphere; earth can be divided into four of these. |
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compass rose |
a drawing that indicates directions on a map. |
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cardinal directions |
one of the four main points of the compass : north, south, east, west. |
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intermediate directions |
a direction halfway between two cardinal directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest. |