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  1. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
  2. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  3. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
  4. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  5. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  6. eastern
    lying toward or situated in the east
  7. western
    lying toward or situated in the west
  8. southern
    situated in or oriented toward the south
  9. northern
    situated in or oriented toward the north
  10. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  11. prime meridian
    meridian from which east and west are reckoned
  12. globe
    an object with a spherical shape
  13. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  14. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  15. key
    metal device that allows a lock's mechanism to be rotated
  16. northeast
    the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
  17. southeast
    the compass point midway between south and east
  18. northwest
    the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
  19. southwest
    the compass point midway between south and west
  20. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  21. grid
    a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
  22. index
    alphabetical listing of names and topics with page numbers
Created on Thu Sep 01 18:09:37 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Sep 01 18:12:00 EDT 2011)

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