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geography concepts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemisphere | half of the earth divides into the Northern and Southern or into the Western and Eastern |
| equator | is an imaginary line around the earth that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres |
| prime meridian | is an imaginary line around the earth that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| abaolute location | a location point using the coordinates latitude and longitude |
| continent | the main continuous expanses of the world's land |
| relative location | relation to another location |
| latitude | an imaginary line that runs around the earth and have the south and south |
| longitude | an imaginary line that runs around the earth and have the east and west |
| climate | is what the weather is like in the area for a long period of time |
| natural resource | gift of nature |
| population distribtion | the place where people live |