CJKN+6.2

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Vocabulary
Map**:**A model of all or part of earth's surface as seen from above. Globe**:**A sphere that represents Earth's surface. Symbols:On a map, pictures used by mapmakers to stand for features on Earth's surface. Key:A list of the symbols used on a map Equator:An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the north and south pole. Hemisphere:One half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface. Prime Meridian: An imaginary line that circles the Earth North to South Pole Degree:A unit used to measure distances around a circle. One degree equals 1/360 of a full circle. Longitude:The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. Map Projection:A framework of lines that helps to show land masses on a flat surface.

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 * Maps and Globes
 * to scale
 * map key
 * An Earth reference system
 * the equator
 * the prime meridian
 * measurements on a sphere
 * Locating points on Earth's surface
 * latitude
 * longitude
 * Map projection
 * Mercator projection
 * Equal projection