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geography
geography terms
Term | Definition |
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Geography | the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity |
5 Themes of Geography | movement, region, human environmental interaction, location, and place |
Human Environmental Interaction | the way people modify, adapt to, or depend on their environment |
Movement | is the shifting of people, products, and ideas from one place to another |
Location | explains the absolute (also known as specific) or relative (also known as general) placement in the world |
Regions | areas that are large and share similar characteristics |
Place | refers to the physical (environment and animals) and human characteristics that make one area different from another |
Equator | an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant (equal distances) from the north and south poles |
Continent | The landmass on Earth is divided into continents. The seven current continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |