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ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY FOR UNIT 1 - GEOGRAPHY. cardinal directions. the major directions of north , south , east and west. compass rose. a device for determining directions. . continent.
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cardinal directions • the major directions of north, south, east and west
compass rose a device for determining directions.
continent one of the great divisions of land (as North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) on the globe.
equator an imaginary circle around the earth everywhere equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole
grid a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map by means of coordinates).
hemisphere one of the halves of the earth as divided by the equator or by a meridian.
human/environment interaction (Terrace Farming in China) how people affect the environment where they live and how the environment affects them
intermediate directions northwest northeast southwest southeast the directions between the four major directions – northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
International Dateline an imaginary line along the 180th meridian named as the place where each calendar day begins
landforms natural features of a land surface
latitude the distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees
legend an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart
location where a place can be found
locator map a smaller picture of the globe identifying the location of a specific place on the globe
meridian an imaginary circle on the earth's surface passing through the north and south poles and numbered by degrees of longitude
movement how people, goods, and ideas go from one place to another
North Pole The northernmost point of the earth
ocean the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth
parallel one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth parallel to the equator that mark latitude
place describes what is special about an area in terms of its physical and human features, landforms, animals, and cultures
Prime Meridian The meridian of 0° longitude from which other longitudes are calculated
region a group of places that share similar features
scale a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map
South Pole the southern end of the earth's axis, the southernmost point on earth
title the name given to a document or map