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Area Studies

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It's position on the globe. Absolute Location
The equator that divides the world in two halves. Hemisphere
It's relation compared to other places. Relative Location
The place's physical and human characteristics. Characteristics of a place
A viewpoint that's influenced by one's own culture and experiences. Perception
Certain characteristics that are found throughout the area. Formal Region
A central place and the surrounding places affected by it. Functional Region
People's feelings and attitudes about areas. Perceptual Region
An imaginary line that runs north or south from the equator on the earth's surface. Latitude
An imaginary line that runs east or west on the earth's surface. Longitude
Straight lines lying in the same direction, but never crosses. Lines of longitude. Parallel
A great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface. meridian
The meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned. prime meridian
Places that have different characteristics, it follows that people, goods, and ideas will move between them. movement
A gruop of places with at least one common characteristic. region
A geographic theme that involves how people use their environment. human-environment
Reciprocal action, effect, or influence. interaction
The position on the globe and it's relation compared to other places. location
A place on earth that has features that distinguish it from other places. place
The great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. equator
two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23 1 / 2 ° N, of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. tropic of cancer
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