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ch 1 vocabulary
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Term | Definition |
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Geography | Geography is the study of earth like environments,people,and places. |
Spatial | Spatial refers to Earth's features in terms of their locations,their shapes,and their relationships to one another. |
Landscapes | Landscapes are portions of earth's surface that can be viewed at one and from one location. |
Dynamic | Dynamic is always changing,rivers shift,and volcanoes erupt. |
Relative Location | Describes where a place is compared to another place. |
Absolute Location | An exact location of something. |
Latitude | Runs east to west,but they measure distance on earth in a north-to-south direction. |
Equator | circles the middle of earth. |
Longitude | Runs from north to south,but they measure distance on earth in a east-to-west direction. |
Prime Meridian | The |