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geography studyguide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Distortion | a change in shape, size or position of a place shown on a map. |
| climate | the pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| continents | huge land-mass |
| Tilt | earth is tilted on its axis |
| Axis | an imaginary line running from the NOrth to South poles. |
| prime Meridian | 0 degrees Longitude |
| Cartographer | Map maker |
| Absolute location | a precise location an earth |
| Relative location | where a place is in relation to another |
| Latitude | imaginary horizontal lines on earth |
| Longitude | imaginary vertical lines on earth |
| Equator | an imaginary line seperating the Northern and Southern hemispheres |
| peninsula | an area surrounded by water on 3 sides |