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Geoterms chapter 1
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geography | The study of the Earth's features that are on its surface including landforms, bodies of water, plants, animals and people |
| Spatial | Relating to space or position of things |
| Physical Geography | The studies of the natural features on the Earth's surface |
| Human Geography | The studies of people and how they have spread across the world |
| Relative Location | Where a place is located in relation to another place |
| Absolute Location | The precise point where a place is located on Earth |
| Distortion | A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map |
| Map Projection | A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface |
| Compass Rose | A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west |
| Cardinal Directions | The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west |
| Intermediate Directions | The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions |
| Map Legend | A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map |
| Map Grid | A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map |
| Parallels of Latitude | An imaginary line around Earth that runs parallel to the equator |
| Meridians of Longitude | An imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles |
| Prime Meridians | The meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. This passes through Greenwich, England |
| International Date Line | The meridian of longitude located at 180º by international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line |
| Coordinates | A set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map |
| Map Scale | An element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map (such as an inch) relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth |
| Hemisphere | One half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemisphere |
| Landmass | A very large, unbroken area of land |
| Revolution | One complete trip by Earth around the sun |
| Axis | An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth |
| Tropic of Cancer | The northernmost line of latitude where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down. This line marks the northern limit of the tropical zone |
| Tropic of Capricorn | The southernmost line of latitude where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down. This line marks the southern limit of the tropical zone |
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