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Discov TB Unit 1.1
Geography terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| technology | the use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment |
| location | the place, site, or position where something, such as a landform, waterway, or city, exists on Earth’s surface |
| environment | the physical surroundings in which plants, animals, and humans live |
| map | a flat, two-dimensional representation of physical space |
| irrigation | the artificial application of water to land |
| ecosystem | is a community of living things, the environment that surrounds them, and how they interact |
| mineral | a solid substance that occurs in nature. It has a specific chemical composition and contains no organic (living) matter |
| goods | products meant to satisfy the wants and needs of buyers |
| scale | the proportion showing the relationship between the dimensions drawn on a map and the actual dimensions of a physical place the map represents |
| absolute location | the exact place where a geographic feature is found on Earth using a coordinate system |
| relative location | describes the relationship of one place to other places around it |
| transportation | the movement of people and goods from one place to another |
| prime meridian | an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England |
| meridian | an imaginary line on the earth’s surface that connects the North Pole and the South Pole |
| equator | an imaginary reference line that circles Earth |
| latitude | an angular measure of distance from the equator |
| longitude | an angular measure of distance from the prime meridian |
| harbor | a partly enclosed body of water that shelters vessels from wind, waves, and currents |
| continent | a large, continuous mass of land |
| Asia | the largest and most populated continent in the world, and it has perhaps the greatest variety of cultures |
| Europe | the second smallest continent on Earth, making up about seven percent of the planet’s land area |
| Antarctica | lies south on Earth and surrounds the South Pole |
| compass rose | shows the orientation or directions of a map |
| key/legend | a table or segment of a map that contains a list of the symbols, icons, and colors used on the map and their meanings |
| distance | the amount of space between two points on Earth’s surface |
| direction | the path followed to move from one point to another |
| astrolabe | ancient scientific instrument used by astronomers and mariners for navigation |
| parallels | lines of latitude |
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