map skills Flashcards
1
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Cardinal Directions
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North, East, South, West
2
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Compass Rose
A
a drawing or diagram that shows directions
3
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Continents
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Large bodies of land
4
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Equator
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An imaginary line that divides the land into the Northern and southern hemisphere
5
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Hemisphere
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Half of the earth
6
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Intermediate directions
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northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
7
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Latidtude lines
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Imaginary lines running east to west and measure distance north and south of the equator. They are sometimes called parallels
8
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Longitude line
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Imaginary lines running north to south and measure distance east and west of the prime meridian . They are sometimes called meridians
9
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Oceans
A
Large bodys of salt water
10
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Prime Meridian
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the longitude line marked 0 degrees. it divides the earth int the western and eastern hemisphere.
