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GEOGRAPHY WORLD
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Hemispheres EQUATOR latitude PRIME MERIDIAN longitude
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Continents NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AFRICA AUSTRALIA EUROPE ASIA ANTARCTICA
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COUNTRIES – are part of continents SOUTH AMERICA ASIA
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STATES or PROVINCES – are part of countries SOUTH AMERICA ASIA
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Parishes or counties – are part of states
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cities/towns are part of parishes or counties ASIA
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CONTINENT COUNTRY STATE PARISH/COUNTY CITY/TOWN
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Mountains BIGGEST formed by plates colliding
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WATER ATLANTIC PACIFIC Gulf of Mexico MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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Political map shows boundaries
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Physical map shows landforms and water
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Elevation map shows elevation of area in comparison to sea level
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Population map shows areas of high and low population
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Natural Resource map shows where resources of an area can be found
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Climate map
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Map Key
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Distance Scale
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Compass rose Remember: to determine the direction of movement, you MUST be careful of your starting location and move from there. Even though this line can go northwest or southeast, YOU can only go one direction on it – depending on your starting point!
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COMMUNITIES RURALURBANSUBURBAN the “country”The “big city” a lot of people, tall buildings in-between more spread out, but still close to city farmsfactories / big businesses homes mainly, people work in urban city and live in suburban community
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