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Geography-Archie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hemisphere | one of the halves the earth is divided into |
| latitude | angular distance north or south from the equator |
| longitude | angular distance east or west on the earth's surface |
| equator | the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. |
| prime meridian | the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned. |
| international dateline | the line approximately following the 180° meridian from Greenwich |
| tropic zone | the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| absolute location | example: coordinates of a map using longitude and latitude |
| relative location | examples: next door, nearby, a short drive |
| perspective | a visible scene |
| proximity | nearness in place |
| distance | the extent or amount of space between two things |
| direction | the place towards which a person or thing is directed |
| bearing | the act of enduring or capacity to endure. |
| coordinates | One of a set of numbers that determines the position of a point |
| vector | to direct or guide |
| parallel | extending in the same direction |
| meridian | the half of such a circle included between the poles |
| tropic of cancer | about 23 1 / 2 ° N |
| tropic of capricorn | about 23 1 / 2 ° S |
| cardinal directions | north,south,east,west |
| intermediate points | northeast,nrthwest,southeast,southwest |
| location | Position on the earth's surface |
| place | Place have physical and human characteristics that make them what they are |
| movement | Humans interacting on the earth |
| human envirement interaction | The geography of places is influenced by the degree to which humans have impacted their local environment. |
| region | A region is any unit of space that is unified by the presence of some characteristic |
| environment | the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences |
| ecology | the study of the relationships between human groups and their physical environment |
| adaptation | a form or structure modified to fit a changed environment |
| climate | generally prevailing weather conditions of a region |
| compass rose | a compass on a map |
| legend/key | a type of guide that tells you what the symbols on maps means |
| scale | it is a way of showing longer distances than your able to show on the side of a map |
| solstice | |
| poles | north and south pole |
| global positioning systems | a type of technology that uses satellites to find a place in the world |
| geographic information system | a software program that alows you to create maps |
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