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SS Topic 1 Vocab. 10
Reduced list of vocabulary from Topic 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | The study of the Earth and its people, places, and environments. |
| absolute location | The exact spot in which a place is found on Earth |
| relative location | a places location in relation to other places |
| place | What a location is like. What makes a place unique. Human and physical characteristics that distinguishes a location |
| regions | Groups of places with similar physical and human characteristics are put into regions such as religion, language, climate, landforms, animals, plant life, culture, etc. |
| movement | How people, goods, and ideas get from place to place. |
| human-environment interaction (HEI) | How people and the environment affect one another |
| hemisphere | Half of the Earth ( Western, Eastern, Southern, & Northern) |
| latitude | lines on a map or globe that run east to west, but measure the distance on Earth in a north to south direction. Also called parallels |
| longitude | lines on a map or globe that run north to south, but measure the distance on Earth in a east to west direction. Also called meridians |