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Unit 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
hemisphere half the earth
geography the study of the earth and how people use it
landforms shapes and types of land on earth's surface
plains large areas of flat or gently rolling land
coastal plains areas of flat land along the coast
weather the day-to-day changes in the air
climate the type of weather a place has over a long period of time
precipitation water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, or snow
latitude lines east-west circles around the globe
equator main latitude line, its measurement is zero degrees
longitude lines lines which run from the North Pole to the South Pole
Prime Meridian main line of longitude, its measurement is zero degrees
globe a model of earth
projection a method of putting earth's surface on a flat piece of paper
distortion any change or inaccuracy in the shapes and sizes of places on a map
map key explains what the symbols on a map mean
scale used to show distance on a map
compass rose shows the four cardinal directions: north, south, east, west
arid dry
humid air that has lots of moisture
monsoons heavy wind and rain storms
island land that is completely surrounded by water
scarce not much available
irrigation to bring water to crops
desert an area of dry land
standard of living the quality of life of a group of people
life expectancy the average number of years a person can expect to live
natural resource something found in nature that is useful to people
rural area the coutryside
urban area a city
station a large sheep or cattle ranch in Australia
Aborigine the first people of Australia
marsupial an animal that carries its baby in a body pouch
import a product that is brought into a country
export a product that is shipped out of a country
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