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Geography
Term | Definition |
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geographer | a geographer is someone who studies geography |
latitude | latitude is an imaginary line on earth that goes east to west and shows a locations distance from the equator |
longitude | longitude is an imaginary line in the that goes north to south and shows a locations distance from the prime meridian |
absolute location | the exact location of a place is its absolute location |
relative location | the location of a place in relation to other landmarks is its relative location |
contiguous | means to be touching or connected in a unbroken series |
territory | a territory is an area of land controlled by a nation |
canyon | deep valleys with steep sides |
navigable | wide or deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
tributaries | a tributary is a river that flows into another river |