Cardinal Direction, the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west, Intermediate Direction, the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions, Compass Rose, a diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west, Map Grid, a system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map, Map Legend, a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map, Map Key, another name for map legend, Global Grid, the system of imaginary lines (called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude) used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes, Parallel lines of Latitude, an imaginary line around Earth that runs parallel to the equator, Equator, the line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles, Meridians of Longitude, an imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles, Prime Meridian, the meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England., International Dateline, the meridian of longitude located at 180º. By international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line, Coordinates, a set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map, Hemisphere, one half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres, Landmass, a very large, unbroken area of land, Continents, The seven largest areas of land on Earth

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