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| environment |
all things that surround us, such as land, water, air, and trees. |
| region |
large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas |
| continents |
large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water |
| latitude lines |
distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees |
| equator |
imaginary line around the middle of the earth halfway between the north pole and south pole; 0 degrees latitude |
| geography |
study of earth and how people use it |
| prime meridian |
line of longitude marked 0 degrees. other lines of longitude are measured in degrees East or West of the this line. |
| globe |
round model of Earth |
| longitude lines |
distance East or West of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. |
| hemisphere |
half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into them |
| five themes of geography |
location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and region |
| Northern Hemisphere |
half of the Earth north of the equator |
| equator |
the widest point between the North and South poles |
| Southern Hemisphere |
half of the Earth south of the equator |
| Western Hemisphere |
half of the Earth to the west of the prime meridian |
| Eastern Hemisphere |
half of the Earth to the east of the prime meridian |
| latitude lines |
parallels, because they are parallel to the equator |
| meridians |
lines of longitude circle the Earth in a north-south direction |
| longitude lines |
are farthest apart at the middle of the Earth but become closer together as they move toward the poles |
| equator |
an important latitude line |
| hemi |
half |
| absolute |
means a location in latitude and longitude numbers to be exact |
| relative |
can be measured through means of a relationshiop of one or more against another |
| geographer |
a person who studies geography |
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