Mapping Vocabulary

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The type of weather a place has over a long time.

the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole or between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold

an imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles

A part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world.

A small map or picture of a globe that shows where an area on the main map is found in a state, on continent, or in the world.

a very large, unbroken area of land

One of the in between directions: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, or Southeast.

A smaller map within a larger one.