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Geography
Prelearning unit
Term | Definition |
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hemisphere | one of the halves into which the globe is divided |
climate | a pattern of weather that a place experiences over a long period of time |
scale | a measuring line that helps you figure distance on a map |
absolute location | exact location of a place on the Earth described by global coordinates |
longitude | distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees |
latitude | distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees |
physical map | map that calls out landforms, water features and/or elevation |
political map | map that shows the names and boundaries of countries, the location of cities and other human-made features of a place, and often identify major physical features |
geography | the study of places and people |
projection | way of showing the Earth on a flat piece of paper |