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Chapter 1/Lesson 1
How Geographers View the World
Term | Definition |
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landscape | Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from one location |
Equator | 0 degrees latitude line that circles middle of Earth |
environment | natural surroundings of a place |
component | a part of something |
dynamic | always changing |
relative location | where a place is compared to another place |
longitude | lines run north to south; measures Earth in east-to-west direction |
landform | a natural feature of the land |
geography | study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments |
absolute location | exact location of something |
Prime Meridian | 0 degrees longitude line that runs through greenwich, England |
climate | pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time |
spatial | Earth's features of location, shape, and relationship to one another |
latitude | lines run east to west; measures Earth in north-to-south direction |
region | places that are close to one another and share characteristics |
resource | materials that can be used to produce crops or toher products |