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geography
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Location | Tell you where it is. |
| Place | What is it like when you get there. |
| Movement | People and ideas get around. |
| Human environment interaction | What do the people do to the environment? What does the environment do for the people? |
| Regions | what do locations have a common? -- Climate, religions, language, education. |
| Latitude | Measures south and north run from east and west-- like the rungs of a ladder. |
| Longitude | Measures east and west run from south and north. |
| Prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude and divides the earth into east west hemispheres. |
| Equator | 0 degrees latitude and divides the earth into south and north hemispheres. |
| Compass | Shows "cardinal direction". NORTH, SOUTH ,EAST, WEST. |
| Continent | On earth we have 7 large land masses called continent |
| Country | Territory of a nation |
| State | Florida is a state. |