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Geography Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| latitude | the east west parallelb lines in grid. measure distance north and south of the equarer |
| longitude | the north south meridian lines in a grid. measure east and west. |
| Equator | an imaginary line encircling the eath equally distant fram divides the north and south poles. |
| prim meridian | imaginary line that passes throughn the north and south pole it shows 0 degrees longitude |
| continents | 7 great land masses of the world Africa, australia a Antorctica |
| geography | the physcal and clatual features |
| landforms | the natural features of the earths surface |
| climate | the average weather conditions in a certain area over a period of time |
| region an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas | |
| diffusion | the spread of people ideas things and diseases from place place |