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Term | Definition |
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geography | the study of people, their environment & resources |
history | what has happened in lives of different people |
latitude | measure the distance East Or West From the Prime Meridian |
longitude | measure the distance North & South from the Equator |
irrigate | bring water to an area |
globe | a sphere with a map of Earth |
cartographer | makes maps |
map projection | a way of drawing the Earth on a flat surface |
hemisphere | half of the Earth |
Standard Time Zone | 24 divisions of the Earth one hour apart |
Equator | 0*latitude |
Prime Meridian | 0*longitude |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land joing 2 large land areas |
mountain | high steep rugged land |
elevation | height above sea level |
hill | raised land lower than a mountain |
plain | level land close to sea level |
plateau | grassland with few of no trees of hills |
tributary | small river that flows into a larger river |
weather | condition of the ari at any given time & place |
climate | pattern of weather |
precipation | the amount of water that falls as rain, sleet, hail or snow. |
altitude | height above sea level |