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VOCABULARY WORDS, DEFINITIONS,AND PICTURES Map skills VOCABULARY WORDS, DEFINITIONS,AND PICTURES

Define: an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances. Map scale

Define: North, South, East, West. Cardinal directions

Define: a list that explains the symbols on a map/ map key. legends

Define: the name given to map to identify or describe it. titles

Define: an area of land that is controlled by its own government. COUNTRY

Define: a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features. REGION

Define: one of two half spheres formed by a plane through the sphere's center. HEMISPHERE

Define: the northernmost point of the earth. North pole

Define: the southernmost point of the earth. South pole

Define: an area where many people live and work. cities

Define: a main road that connects cities and towns. highways

Define: a hard flat surface for vehicles, people, and animals to travel on. roads

Define: a system of tracks on which trains travel. railroads

Define: imaginary lines that run horizontally (east to west). latitude

Define: imaginary lines that run vertically (north and south). longitude

Define: an imaginary line that divides the Earth into a Northern and Southern Hemisphere. equator

Define: An exact point on the earth's surface expressed by latitude and longitude. Absolute location

Define: A location of a place in relation to another place. Relative location

GPS-Global positioning system Define: a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places. GPS-Global positioning system

Define: geographic regions within which the same standard time is used. Time zones