6th Geography Vocabulary

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Hemisphere

Half of the earth

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International Date Line

an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, that runs from the north to the south pole and separates one calendar day from the next

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Continent

A large body of land

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Political Map

A map that shows human-made boundaries and names

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Physical Map

A map that shows the physical environment of a place

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Historical Map

  • A map that shows the way a place used to look

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Elevation Map

a map that shows the height of land above sea level

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Cartographer

A map maker

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Map Legend (Key)

key on the map that gives us information

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Symbol

  • Something that stands for something else on the map

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Locator

a small map that shows where the subject area of a main map is located

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scale

a unit of measure on a map, such as an inch, that is used to represent a distance on Earth

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absolute location

the longitude and latitude of a place

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relative location

the location of a place in relation to another place

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Cardinal directions

North, South, East, West

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Intermediate directions


Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest 

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latitude

imaginary lines that run east and west but measure north and south

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longitude

imaginary lines that run north and south and measure east and west

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Prime Meridian

0 degrees. The starting point for longitude

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Equator

0 degrees. The starting point for latitude

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