Match the word with the appropriate description.

Describes location based on what is close by.


Shows what colors and symbols represent on a map.

Imaginary horizontal (east-west) lines that help divide the Earth.


The imaginary line around the Earth at 0 degree Longitude


An imaginary line around the Earth at 0 degree latitude


A place’s “geographic address”.

Shows directions North, South, East, and West on a map.

Imaginary vertical (north-south) lines that help divide the Earth.

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Absolute location

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Relative location

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Legend

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Latitude

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Longitude

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Compass Rose

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Equator

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Prime Meridian