Geography Vocab flashcard

Front

Geography studies what?

Back

the earth and its features

Front

Half of the earth is called a...

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Hemisphere

Front

Imaginary line at 0° dividing earth into eastern & western hemispheres.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

Imaginary line at 0° dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

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Equator

Front

Place on the map where symbols are defined.

Back

A map key/legend

Front

Circle with cardinal directions on a map

Back

A Compass Rose

Front

A small ruler on a map showing real-life distance represented by a length.

Back

A map scale

Front

Latitude are imaginary lines circling the earth from East to West.

Back

East to West

Front

Longitude are imaginary lines circling the earth from

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North to South

Front

A book of maps.

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atlas