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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |