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Geography

TermDefinition
dynamic always changing
component a part of something
geography the study of Earth and its people, places, and enviornments
spatial Earth's features in terms of their places, shapes, and relationships to one another
landscape the portions of the Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from a location
relative location the location of one place compared to another place
absolute location the exact location of something
latitude the lines on a map that run east to west
Equator a line of latitude that runs around the middle of Earth
longitude the lines on a map that runs north to south
Prime Meridian the starting point for measuring longitude
region a group of places that are close to one another and that share the same characteristics
environment the natural surroundings of a place
landform a natural feature found on land
climate the average weather in and over a long period of time
resource a material that can be used to produce crops of the other products
sphere a round shape like a ball
convert to change from one thing to another
distort to change something so it is no longer accurate
hemisphere each half of Earth
key the feature on a map that explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on the map
scale bar the feature on a map that tells how a measured space on the map relates to the actual distance on Earth
compass rose the feature on a map that shows direction
map projection one of the several systems used to represent the round Earth on a flat map
scale the relationship between distances on the map and on Earth
elevation the measurement of how much above or below sea level is
relief the difference between the elevation of another feature
thematic map a map that shows specialized information near it
technology any way that scientific discoveries are applied to practical use
remote sensing the method of getting information from far away, such as deep below the ground
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