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North America
The continent that includes the Us
South America
The second lowest country
Europe
by Asia
Asia
is the biggest
Africa
under Rome and Greece
Australia
looks like a robot
Pacific Ocean
on both sides
Indian Ocean
is trapped by three continents
Atlantic Ocean
in the middle of it all
Arctic Ocean
at the top
Southern Ocean
by Antarctica
Rome
in Europe
Greece
in Europe
Mexico
in between two countries
United states
in North America
Antartica
at the bottom
Title
Tells you what it’s about
Inset map
gives a bigger picture of the surrounding area
Legend
Tells you what the symbles/lines mean
Scale
varies from map to map gives the distance between locations
Compass Rose
shows directions
Degrees
unit of latitude or longitude
Equator
an imaginary line that goes all around the middle of the earth
Meridians
imaginary lines that run between the north and south poles
North pole
the point on earth that is 90 degrees
Parallels
imaginary lines on earth that run between the earth
Prime meridian
an imaginary line that runs from the North pole to the South pole
South pole
the point on earth that is also located at 90 degrees
Cartographer
person who makes maps
Hemisphere
half of a sphere
Northern Hemisphere
the top hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
the bottom hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
the right hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
the left hemisphere
Geographic Grid
The internationally recognized system of latitude and longitude
Relative location
a description of how a place is related to other places.
Index
an indicator, sign, or measure of something.
Absolute location
Absolute location describes the position of a place in a way that never changes, no matter your location.
Grid
a pattern of horizantal and vertical lines
Physical Map
a two dimentional representation of the physical features
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