Social Studies Qtr 1 Week 1 vocab

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Qtr. 1 Week 1 : 

Qtr. 1 Week 1 Social Studies Vocabulary

axis : 

axis an imaginary line running through the center of the earth, around which the earth rotates or spins.

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compass rose is used to identify the direction of north, east, south and west cardinal directions are north, east, south, and west intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest

continent : 

continent a land mass on earth

elevation : 

elevation is used on a physical map to indicate how low or high areas on the map are in comparison to sea level

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equator the imaginary line that runs east and west around the middle of the earth. It is the starting point for lines of latitude Prime Meridian the main line of longitude

hemisphere : 

hemisphere half the globe. There are four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

International date line : 

International date line the line that sets the time zone for all cities

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Latitude lines that run east and west around the globe and measure north and south Longitude lines that run north and south around the globe and measures east and west.

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map key or legend - used to identify what the symbols on the map stand for  map symbol - is used to identify something on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, etc. map scale - identifies distances on the map

oceanographic map : 

oceanographic map shows the depth of oceans and the features of under the water

physical map : 

physical map shows physical features of the land including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains

political map : 

political map shows boundaries of countries and states. Also includes cities and often roads

revolution : 

revolution the time it takes the earth to go around the sun once