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Geography Practice
Introductory geography vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of the earth including physical and human features |
| physical map | a map showing landforms and bodies of water |
| political map | map that shows the boundaries or borders between states, countries and other lands |
| equator | the imaginary line at zero degrees that runs across the middle of the earth |
| prime meridian | the imaginary line dividing the earth into the eastern & western hemispheres through the middle of the earth |
| latitude | imaginary lines running across the earth that help us locate places in the world |
| longitude | imaginary lines that run up and down on the globe helping us locate places in the world |
| 5 themes of geography | using these, geographers organize their research and information about different locations of the world |