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Map Components Title Grid Compass Rose Key or Legend Scale
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Compass Rose Cardinal Directions
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Compass Rose Intermediate directions
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Absolute Location A point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.
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Latitude Lines These lines circle the globe running east to west
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Longitude Lines or meridians
Circle the globe running North to South
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Equator = Latitude Prime Meridian = Longitude
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Equator The equator is a zero degree line of latitude that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Prime Meridian The prime meridian is the zero degree line of longitude that separates the eastern and western hemispheres. It passes through Greenwich, England
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