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Unit One Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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equator | imaginary line that measures 0 degrees latitude? |
prime meridian | imaginary line that measures 0 degrees longitude? Multiple Choice - 1 point |
Continents | One of seven great landmasses on Earth. |
Topography | The change in the shape of the land (elevation) |
State | A territory with its own government and borders within a larger country. |
City | An area in which a large number of people live fairly close together. |
latitude | Distance that measures north or south of the equator. |
longitude | Distance measuring east and west of the Prime Meridian |
Relative location | Describing where a place is by it's proximity to other places |
Absolute Location | Exact location of a place (latitude and longitude or address) |
Parts of a map | Key or legend, title, compass rose, scale |
Physical Characteristics (examples) | land forms, climate, elevation of land |
Human characteristics (examples) | language, government, the arts |
Region | An area that has common characteristics with the land around it. |
landforms | A natural feature on the earth's surface |
Graphs | a diagram that show relationships between 2 or more things |