Maryland Geography

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Caption

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a description of a picture, drawing, map, or graph

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What is the table of contents?

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a table that lists the chapters and other major sections of a book and the page numbers on which they start

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What is the index?

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a list of topics, which include people, subjects, events, and places, and the page numbers on which information about each of the topics can be found

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What is a Glossary?

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a list of key words found in a book along with their definitions

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What is Geography?

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the study of the Earth’s land, water, people, plants, and animals

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What are Latitude Lines?

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imaginary lines that circle the Earth east and west

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What are Longitude Lines?

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imaginary lines that circle the Earth north and south

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What is a Legend/Key?

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a tool that explains what the symbols used on the map mean

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What is a scale?

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a map tool that shows how far apart places on a map are

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What is a symbol?

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something that stands for something else