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| the distance north or south of the Equator,measured in units called degrees |
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| the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees |
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| north, south, east, and west |
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| northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest |
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| in geography, another name for a line of latitude |
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| another word for a line of longitude |
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| one half of the Earth; there are 4 of these (northern, southern, eastern, and western) |
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| a tool used to judge the relative size or distance of something on a map |
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| when accuracy is lost; messed up |
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| a flat, usually paper version of the globe |
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| a tool on a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean |
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| shows the location of the area covered by the map |
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| how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another |
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| used to group places that have something in common |
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| the beginning step of studying a specific place. |
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| interaction between humans and their environment |
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| how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them |
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| human and physical features at a specific location |
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| makes the areas near the poles look bigger than they are so they can keep the longitude lines straight. |
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| shows the correct size of landmasses, but their shapes are altered. |
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| shows most distances, sizes, and shapes quite accurately. |
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