GEOGRAPHY & MAP SKILLS

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Vocabulary flashcards based on the Geography & Map Skills study guide.

Last updated 10:49 PM on 8/13/26
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continent

one of Earth's seven large land areas

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ocean

a very large body of salt water

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compass rose

shows directions on a map

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cardinal directions

North, South, East, West

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map key/legend

explains symbols used on a map

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symbol

a picture or mark representing something

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scale

compares map distance with real distance

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grid

lines used to help locate places

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latitude

lines across Earth; tell north/south

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longitude

lines pole to pole; tell east/west

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Equator

00 degrees latitude

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Prime Meridian

00 degrees longitude

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hemisphere

half of Earth