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chapter 1 vocabulary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| LANDFORMS | The shape and nature of the land. |
| ENVIRONMENT | Is the natural sorroundings of a place. |
| REIGON | A group of places that seperate each other. |
| PRIME MERIDIAN | Is the starting point for measuring longitude. |
| LONGITUDE | Run from north to south,but they measure distance on earth in an east to west direction. |
| EQUATOR | circle in the middle of earth |
| LATITUDE | Run easy to west,but they measure distance on Earth in a north-to-south direction |
| ABSOLUTE LOCATION | Is the exact location of something |
| GEOGRAPHY | Geography is the the study of Earth and it's people,places,and environments. |
| LANDSAPES | Landscapes are portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location |
| CLIMATE | Average weather in a place over a long period of time |
| RESOURCES | Material that can be used to produce crops or other products |
| RELATIVE LOCATION | Describes where a place is compared to another place. |
| SPATIAL | Spatial refers to Earth's features in terms of their locations, there shapes,and their relationships to one anothor. |