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A book of maps and charts with information about our world.
Atlas
A tool that shows North South East and West on a map.
Compass Rose
A nation with its own government. For example: Italy, France, and Canada
country
Continent
The study of the past.
History
The largest type of body of water on Earth.
Ocean
To put something into your own words.
Paraphrase
This word means half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
The half of the Earth North of the equator.
Northern Hemisphere
A place on Earth that is consistently covered with water.
Body of water
The type of map that shows physical features of a place.
physical map
The invisible line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
the Equator
The study of Earth and its people and places.
Geography
This type of map has a special theme or topic. For example: a map of climates or a map of ethnic groups
Thematic or Special Map
The invisible line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian
The half of the Earth that includes North America and Europe. It is North of the Equator.
Northern Hemisphere
The regular weather of a region
climate
The unit of measurement for latitude and longitude.
Degrees
The half of the Earth that includes most of South America. It is South of the Equator.
Southern Hemisphere
This type of map shows the boundaries of governments like states and countries.
political map
The half of the Earth that includes North America and South America. It is West of the Prime Meridian.
Western Hemisphere
Lines that run from North to South along the Earth. They are measured by degrees East and West of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
The half of the Earth that includes Asia and Australia. It is East of the Prime Meridian.
Eastern Hemisphere
Lines that run from East to West across the Earth. They are measured in degrees North and South of the Equator.
Latitude
The degrees of latitude and longitude of a specific location.
coordinates