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durant geography
basic geography terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| continent | a large land mass |
| approximate | roughly, not exactly |
| climate | long term weather pattern |
| latitude | imaginary lines that go around the earth going from east to west |
| physical map | a map outlining the physical features of an area |
| region | an area that has one or more common physical characteristics |
| resource | something found in nature that is useful to mankind |
| hemisphere | half the world or globe |
| political map | a map that shows bounderies of countries, provinces, states, or cities |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps |