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Unit 1 Mapping

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hemispheres half the globe; the globe is divided into northern and southern as well as eastern and western halves.
equator Separates the northern and southern hemispheres and marks 0 degrees latitude.
Prime Meridian a longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England and marks 0 degrees longitude, also a reference line for the time zones.
Arctic Circle 66.5 degrees north, line of latitude that circles the northern frigid zone.
Antarctic Circle 66.5 degrees south,line of latitude that circles the southern frigid zone.
Tropic of Cancer 23.5 degrees north,line of latitude that circles the northern limit of the Tropics.
Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 degrees south, line of latitude that circles the southern limits of the Tropics.
Absolute location The exact place on Earth were a place can be found,using latitude and longitude.
Relative Location the location of one place in comparison to other places.
latitude Run east/west,read as 0 degrees north or 0 degrees south in relation to equator,run parallel to equator.
standard of living The degree of wealth,heath,and education available to a person or community in a certain area.
Longitude Run north/soouth, read as east or south in relation to prime meridian.
culture combination of all of people's behaviors and beliefs.
Multicultural having many cultures.
culture traits The food,clothes,technology,and language,ect,shared by a culture.
Culture Region a group of places that have cultural features in common
interdependence when countries depend on each other economically or culturally; has increased due to modern transportation and communication
thematic map a type of map that tells us about the culture or people of a region
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