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Geography
Term | Definition |
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aerial photograph | picture taken from high above the earth, usually with cameras from an airplane |
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 |
geographic tools | instrument used by a geographer to study the physical and human features of the earth, including maps, globes, aerial photographs, GIS |
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 |
modification | change the form of something, especially the natural environment |
physical | characteristics of an area that are part of nature, such as landforms, climates, plant and animal life |
unintended consequences | effects, results, or outcomes of something that are not ones produced by a purposeful action |
environmental factors | reasons for human migration relating to natural disasters and climate |