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Continents/Oceans
Continents
• Asia
• Africa
• North America
• South America
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Europe
Oceans
• Pacific
• Atlantic
• Indian
• Arctic
• Southern

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Map Features
• Title – What the subject of the map is.
• Compass Rose – Shows N,S,E,W, on map
– North is not always at the TOP of a map
• Scale – Distances between points on the map
• Legend – Explains the symbols on the map
• Locator Map – where in the world is this map

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Location
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
• Exact position.
• Uses longitude and latitude.
• Every place in the world has
ONE absolute location
RELATIVE LOCATION
• Location is based on its
relation to another location
• Ex. The school is next to the
park.
• There are multiple ways to
describe a place’s relative
location
• Ex North of, South of, Next
to, Behind, etc….

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