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Ocean
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One of Earth's four largest bodies of water - the Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.
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Continent
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One of Earth’s seven great bodies of land – Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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Hemisphere
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Half a sphere; one of the four hemispheres of Earth – Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western hemispheres.
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Equator
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An imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 Degrees latitude.
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Cardinal directions
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One of the main directions of the globe – north, south, east, and west.
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Compass rose
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A small drawing on a map that shows directions.
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Intermediate directions
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Any direction in between two cardinal directions – northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.
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Relative location
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The location of one place in relation to another.
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Map key
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An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent.
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Map symbol
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A small drawing that stands for something else on a map.
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Scale
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The relationship between the distance shown on a map and the real distance on Earth.
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Locator
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A small map or globe set onto another map that shows where the main map is located.
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Political map
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A map that shows information such as cities, capitals, states, and countries.
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Physical map
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A map that shows natural features of Earth.
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Landform map
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A map that shows the landforms of an area.
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