| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Five themes of geography | location, place, human-environmental interaction, movement and regions |
| Four Cardinal directions | N, S, E, W |
| Intermediate directions | SE, SW, NE, NW |
| Compass rose | most maps use this to show directions |
| Scale | a diagram that explains distances on a map |
| Map key | an explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for |
| Esamples of symbols | color, pictures, shapes |
| Lines of latitude | imaginary lines around the globe that run east and west; also called parallels. Tells us how far north or south the equator a place is. It divides earth into two halves - northern hemishpere and southern hemisphere |
| Equator | starting point for measuring latitude - labeled zero degrees |
| Lines of longitude | imaginary lines around the globe that run between the North and South Poles, also called meridians |
| Meridians | meridians are not parallel to eachother. All meridians meet at the north pole and the south pole. |
| Prime meridian | divides the the workd into eastern and western hemispheres. The longitude of the prime meridian is 0 degrees and 180 degrees W or 180 degrees E |
| Global grid | the grid formed by criss crossing line of latitude and longitude on a map |
| Specialty map | a map that shows just one kind of information, such as rainfall or elevation |
| Coastal Plain | low, flat land that runs along a coast |
| Inland | an area of land that does not border an ocean |
| plateau | a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it |
| Mississippi River | runs through the central plains to the gulf of Mexico. It's the longest river in the U.S. |
| Basin | a bowl shaped landform that is lower than the surrounding land |
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