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Word	Definition
Geographer	A person who studies the Earth and its people.
Geography	The study of Earth and its people; divided into Physical Geography and Human Geography.
Physical Geography	The study of Earth's natural features.
Human Geography	The study of people and how they interact with the environment.
Location	The position of something or someone on the Earth's surface.
Place	What you find at a location; every place has unique physical and human characteristics.
Interaction	People's relationship with the environment, particularly how they use the environment and the impact they have on it.
Region	A group of areas that share certain common characteristics.
Globe	A miniature model of the planet Earth, usually showing landforms, waterways, and political boundaries.
Map	A flat projection of some aspect of Earth's surface, such as landforms and waterways, political regions, economic regions, and so on.
Absolute Location	Exactly where something is located on Earth.
Relative Location	The location of a place compared to a known, familiar place.
Latitude Lines	The imaginary lines on maps and globes running east and west; used to locate places.
Longitude Lines	The imaginary lines on maps and globes running north and south; used to locate places.
Grid	A pattern of lines running horizontally and vertically that cross each other at right angles.
Direction	As used in this unit, the arrow pointing North on maps and globes.
Scale	The size of an area on a map or globe compared with the actual size of that area on Earth.
Key/Legend	That which explains the symbols on maps and globes.
Oceans	One of Earth's four largest bodies of water.
Continents	One of seven major land masses on Earth.
Landforms	The shape land takes; types of landforms include plains, plateaus, hills, and mountains.
Atmosphere	The layer of air covering Earth.
Climate	The main kind of weather in an area.
Precipitation	Water in the air that falls as rain, hail, or snow.
Natural Vegetation Region	A region of Earth characterized by a particular kind of plant life.
System	A working thing composed of two or more parts that work together and are interdependent; there are two types: open and closed.
Open System	A system that cannot operate on its own; needs something to start it or keep it going.
Closed System	A system that operates on its own; it does not need ouside help to start or to keep going.