Social Studies
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latitudealso called parallels; they show
location north and south of the Equator
longitudealso called Meridians; they show a location east or west of the Prime
Meridian
Prime Meridiandivides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
hemisphereone half of Earth (east/west and north/south)
continentone of Earth’s seven large land areas
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grida system of lines, letters, and numbers that help you locate places on a map
keyalso called a legend, shows the symbols on a map and tells what each symbol
means
road mapa map that is useful for finding the correct route, when traveling by car
physical mapa map that gives information about land and water
political mapa map gives information about boundaries, nations, and cities
boundarya border or outside edge of a place
regionan area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas
compass rosethe symbol on a map that shows direction
scalethe part of a map compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real
world
titletells the subject of a map
mileagea chart that shows the distance between major cities on a road map
fifty (50)the number of states in the United States
Washington D.C.the national capital of the United States
Austinthe state capital of Texas
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