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geography concepts
Term | Definition |
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absolute location | to identify a location on Earth by using longitude and latitude lines |
continent | any continuous landmass found on Earth (ex: africa, asia, europe) |
relative location | directions (North. South, East, and West) to a certain location |
hemisphere | an imaginary line that splits the world in half |
equator | an imaginary line that splits the world into Northern and Southern hemispheres |
prime meridian | an imaginary line that splits the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres |
latitude | imaginary lines that go around the Earth like the equator |
longitude | imaginary lines that go around the Earth like the Prime Meridian |
climate | the weather conditions for a certain area over a long period of time |
natural resources | things found in nature; not man-made |
population distribution | where people live spread across a given area |
trade | the act of buying and selling |
modify | minor changes / to improve |