Geography & Map skills vocabulary

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The middle line of latitude, measuring 0 degrees and dividing the globe into N and S hemisphere, runs east and west around the world

runs east to west from the north pole to the south pole. The Prime Meridian is at zero degrees longitude. The Prime Meridian divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Maps that show boundaries of parishes, countries, and states.

show mountains, rivers, deserts and other major landforms

shows the heights of mountains and other major landforms

shows what symbols on the map mean

shows directions: north, south, east, and west

shows distances between locations on a map

the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

materials found in the Earth that people need and value

natural features of the earth's surface (mountains and rivers)

the average weather over very a long period of time

body of salt water larger than a sea

land along a sea or ocean

a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land

body of land with water on ALL sides

a large stream of water that flows across the land

body of water with land on all sides

historical maps

maps that show parts of the world as they were in the past

cardinal directions

the main directions-north, south, east, west

is a small map or picture of a globe that shows where the place shown on a map is located

intermediate directions

the points of a compass that fall between the four cardinal points (e.g., northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest).

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