Geography Vocabulary

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Continent

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A large landmass on Earth.

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Country

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An area of land with its own government.

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State/Province

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A smaller part of a country with its own local government.

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Capital

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The city where a government is located.

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Hemisphere

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Half of the Earth, divided by the Equator or Prime Meridian.

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Latitude

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Lines that run east to west on a map and measure how far north or south a place is.

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Longitude

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Lines that run north to south on a map and measure how far east or west a place is.

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Equator

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An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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Prime Meridian

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An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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Climate

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The usual weather in a place over a long time.