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Thinking Like a Geographer
Term | Definition |
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geography | study of the earth and it's people |
absolute location | exact spot where a place is found |
relative location | description of where a place is in relation to the features around it |
environment | natural surroundings of people |
decade | a period of 10 years |
century | a period of 100 years |
millennium | a period of 1,000 years |
Global Positioning System (GPS) | group of satellites that uses radio signals to determine the exact location of places on Earth |
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) | combination of computer hardware and software used to gather, store, and analyze geographic information and then display it on a screen |
theme | topic |
physical | related to natural science |