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3rd Grade Geography Skills: Maps

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    Maps
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  • A flat drawing of an area (state, country, city, etc.)
    map
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  • This explains the meaning of the symbols on a map
    legend/map key
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  • Shows you the cardinal directions of north, south, east and west
    Compass rose
  •  15
  • A model of Earth in the shape of a sphere
    globe
  •  15
  • An imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
    equator
  •  15
  • Parts of the Earth (Northern Southern, Eastern and Western)
    hemisphere
  •  15
  • Lines that measure distances NORTH TO SOUTH of the equator
    latitude
  •  15
  • Lines that measure distances EAST AND WEST of the prime meridian
    longitude
  •  15
  • valley
  •  15
  • desert
  •  15
  • wetlands
  •  15
  • river
  •  15
  • plateau
  •  15
  • mountains
  •  15
  • plains
  •  15
  • island
  •  15