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Name the 5 themes of geography.   Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions.  
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What is the difference between absolute and relative location?   Absolute Location is a specific description of where a place lies. An address or coordinates on a map. A relative location is a general description of where a place lies (North Carolina is north of Georgia.)  
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What is the difference between a map and a globe?   Globe is - life-like model of Earth, sphere/ball, harder to carry around than maps, expensive, spins/rotates. Map is -- able to show more information (usually), flat, inexpensive, less accurate (some details may be distorted), easy to use/carry  
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What is the difference between a a physical, political and special purpose map?   Physical map shows major physical features of a region like deserts, mountains and plains. Political map shows borders between countries, and major cities. Special purpose map shows one specific theme or topic like religion or climate or population.  
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What is the same between a map and a globe?   Both-- Show what the world looks like,show countries and cities, show mountains, deserts, oceans  
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Define equator.   An imaginary line of latitude around the earth, dividing Northern and Southern hemispheres.  
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Define prime meridian.   An imaginary line of longitude separating Eastern and Western hemispheres.  
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Difference between human and physical characteristics?   Physical features naturally exist in an area, like terrain, mountains, water. Human features are what humans have built, like buildings and dams.  
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What do tangible and intangible mean?   Tangible: capable of being touched (food, clothes, resources) Intangible: incapable of being touched (thoughts, ideas, information)  
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What are the 4 hemispheres of the world?   northern southern eastern and western hemispheres  
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What are the 5 parts of a map?   title, compass rose, scale, legend, locator map  
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Define the 6 basic geography terms in your geographical dictionary.   ocean, plain, island, lake, plateau, mountain  
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