Geography Basics

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Map

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A drawing that shows where places are.

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Globe

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A round model of Earth.

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Continent

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A very large piece of land (like Africa or Europe).

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Ocean

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A huge area of salt water (like the Atlantic or Pacific).

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Country

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A smaller piece of land inside a continent where people live under one government.

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City

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A place where lots of people live close together.

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Compass Rose

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A symbol on a map that shows directions.

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Equator

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An imaginary line around the middle of Earth.

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Hemisphere

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Half of the Earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western).

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Border

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The line that separates one country from another.