Civilization - A group of people who live together in organized communities with rules, jobs, culture, and achievements like writing, buildings, and trade., Hemisphere - Half of the Earth. We often split Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, or the Eastern and Western Hemispheres., Landmarks - Special places or features that stand out and help us recognize a location, like the Great Wall of China or the Eiffel Tower., Settlement factors - The reasons why people choose to live in a certain place, such as water, fertile land, safety, or jobs., Geographical features - Natural parts of the Earth’s surface, like mountains, rivers, valleys, deserts, and plains., Physical map - A map that shows natural features of the Earth, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes., Political map - A map that shows countries, cities, and borders made by people, not nature., Spatial scale - How much area a map shows. It can be small (like a classroom map of a neighborhood) or very large (like a map of the whole world)., Cardinal directions - The four main directions on a compass: North, South, East, and West., Continents - The seven big land areas on Earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America., Equator - An imaginary line around the middle of Earth that divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres., Prime meridian - An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres., Map key/legend - A small box on a map that explains what the symbols, colors, or lines mean., Climate zone - An area of Earth that has a certain kind of weather pattern, like tropical (hot), temperate (mild), or polar (cold).,

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