Half of the terrestrial globe, divided in northern and southern areas by the equator or into eastern and western areas by some meridians

This is created when lines of latitude and longitude crisscross on a map

The exact position of a place on Earth

Human environment interaction

One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme involves how people affect the environment and the physical characteristics of their surrounding and how the environment affects them

An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point, a major line of latitude located at 0 degrees. Most places near this line are tropical

One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme answers the question, "Where are we?"

The term we use to refer to lines of latitude

One of the five themes of geography: this them includes the study of a location's physical and human characteristics

One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme helps geographers understand how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme allows us to make comparisons: we compare unifying characteristics in an area such as climate, land, population, culture, or history.

A unit on measurement used to determine absolute location.

A major line of longitude, located at 0 degrees, this line runs through Europe, Africa, and Antarctica

The series of imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to another: on a map, they run vertically.

The term we use to refer to lines of longitude.

The location of a place as described by places near it.

The series of imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the equator; on a map they run horizontally

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Five Themes of Geography

Term	Definition
Hemisphere	Half of the terrestrial globe, divided in northern and southern areas by the equator or into eastern and western areas by some meridians
Grid	This is created when lines of latitude and longitude crisscross on a map
Absolute location	The exact position of a place on Earth
Human environment interaction	One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme involves how people affect the environment and the physical characteristics of their surrounding and how the environment affects them
Equator	An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point, a major line of latitude located at 0 degrees. Most places near this line are tropical
Location	One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme answers the question, "Where are we?"
Parallel	The term we use to refer to lines of latitude
Place	One of the five themes of geography: this them includes the study of a location's physical and human characteristics
Movement	One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme helps geographers understand how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
Regions	One of the 5 themes of geography: this theme allows us to make comparisons: we compare unifying characteristics in an area such as climate, land, population, culture, or history.
Degree	A unit on measurement used to determine absolute location.
Prime Meridian	A major line of longitude, located at 0 degrees, this line runs through Europe, Africa, and Antarctica
Longitude	The series of imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to another: on a map, they run vertically.
Meridian	The term we use to refer to lines of longitude.
Relative location	The location of a place as described by places near it.
Latitude	The series of imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the equator; on a map they run horizontally

Created by: Melissa Long

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