Geography Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cartographer | map maker |
diagram | representation of something in graphic form |
environment | the natural world in a particular geographic area |
geographic | relating to the natural features, population, characteristics of a region |
globe | a round object with a map of the world; three dimensional representation of the world |
satellite image | images of earth collected by satellites in space |
spatial perspective: | study of where things happen - studies physical locations to determine how people live on the surface of the Earth |
absolute location: | the exact position of a place on the Earth; usually expressed by a grid (latitude and longitude) |
coordinate points: | set of numbers that determines the location of a point in space, expressed in latitude and longitude degrees |
equator | line of latitude that stretches around the middle of the Earth |
latitude | imaginary horizontal lines that run across the Earth; sometimes called parallels since they run parallel to each other |
longitude | imaginary lines that run north and south on a map of globe from the North Pole to the South Pole; not parallel (meet at the Poles) parallel: line of latitude; extending in the same direction, equally distant at all points |
Prime Meridian | line of longitude that divides the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres |
climate: | long-term trends in weather and conditions in the atmosphere of an area |
criteria | standards used to judge or evaluate something |
cultural region | area in which people share common cultural characteristics such as language, history, or religious beliefs, landform shape, form, or nature of physical features of the Earth's surface |
physical region | area that shares the same physical characteristics, such as landforms, climate, plant or animal life |
population | total number of persons living in a country, city, or any district or area |
region | area with similar characteristics that make it distinct from other areas; places within a region are more alike than places outside the region |
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