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Geographer's Tools
Ch 1.4
Term | Definition |
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Geography | It's the study of Earth and it's people,places,and |
spatial | refers to earth features interms of their locations,their shape and their relationships to one another |
landscape | are portions of earths surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location |
relative location | Describes where a place is compared to another place |
absolute location | its the exact location of something |
latitude | lines of latitude run east to west |
equator | d equator circles the middle of earth |
longitude | longitude runs from north to south |
prime meridian | its the starting point for measuring longitude |
region | places that are close to one another and share some characteristics belong to the same region |
enviroment | The Natural surroundings of a place |
landform | The shape and nature of the land |
resource | These are materials that can be used to produce crops or other products |
climate | The average weather in a place over a long period of time |