Geography Vocabulary

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landform

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a natural feature of the earth's surface

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latitude lines

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evenly spaced and extende around the globe both north and south of the equator

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longitude lines

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evenly spaced lines that extend north and south between the North Pole and South Pole

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hemisphere

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half of the earth

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climate

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the usual weather pattern in a place over a period of time

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equator

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the imaginary line that extends around the center of Earth; marked at 0 degrees latitude

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physical map

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a map that shows land and water features

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map key

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explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map

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prime meridian

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the line of longitude marked as 0 degrees

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globe

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a round model of the Earth