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Chapter 1 Section 1
Term | Definition |
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Geography | Study of Earth |
Purpose of 5 Themes of Geography | Help organize information about Earth |
Location | Where a place is located |
Regions | Group places together that have something in common |
Place | Human and physical features at a specific location |
Movement | Explains how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another |
Human-Environment Interaction | How people affect their environment, and how the environment affects people |
Cardinal Directions | North, east, south west |
Latitude | Distance north or south of the equator |
Longitude | Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian |
Hemisphere | Half of Earth |
Parallels | Another word for lines of latitude |
Meridians | Another word for lines of longitude |
Latitude and Longitude are measured in... | Degrees |
Absolute (Exact) Location | Uses coordinates of latitude and longitude |