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Geography Concepts
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| absolute location | -describes the location of a place using latitude and longitude |
| continent | -the main expansions of land |
| relative location | -a point in relation to another point |
| hemisphere | -a certain area of the Earth |
| equator | -the line that "splits" the world in half ; starting point for latitude lines |
| prime meridian | -the line that vertically "splits" the world in half ; starting point for longitude lines |
| longitude | -imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator ; prime meridian is starting point |
| latitude | -imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian ; equator is starting point |
| climate | -the weather in a certain area |
| natural resource | -resources that come from the Earth and are not man-made |
| population distribution | -the distribution of people |
| trade | -when someone gives someone else something for something else |
| modify | -when something is "fixed" |