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Ch 1 vocab.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geography | the study of Earth and its people,places,and environments |
| Landforms | the shape and nature of the land |
| Environment | the natural sorroundings of a place |
| Region | a group of places that seperate each other |
| Prime Meridian | the starting piont for measuring longitude |
| Longitude | the dinstance on Earth in an east to west direction |
| Equator | imaginary circle in the middle of the Earth |
| Absolute Location | the exact location of something |
| Latitude | the distance on Earth in a north to south direction |
| Landscapes | portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and one location |
| climate | average weather in a place over a long period of time |
| spatil | Earth's features in terms of their locations,their shapes,and relationships to one another |
| Relative location | where a place is compared to another place |
| Resources | material that can be used to produce crops or other products |