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geaography words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| axis | the imaginary line that the earth rotates on |
| tilt | the 23.5 angle the axis is at |
| rotation | a 24 hour trip that the earth takes around its axis |
| revolution | a 365 1/4 day trip the earth takes on an elliptical path around the sun |
| orbit | an objects path going around another object |
| latitude | imaginary horizontal lines on the earth used to measure the earth vertically |
| longiitude | imaginary vertical lines on the earth used to measure horizontally |
| what are latitude and longitude used for | to locate a location or to measure the earth |
| longitude nicknames.... | verticals |
| latitude nicknames.... | parallels |
| 0 longitude | prime meridian |
| 0 latitude | equator |
| ? degrees of longitude | 180 |
| ? degrees of latitude | 90 |
| what causes the seasons | the earths tilt |
| equinox | days of the year where there is equal sunlight and darkness |
| solstice | days of the year where the sun is at its greatest distance, long periods of sunlight and darkness |
| tropics | regions closest to the equator |
| polar circles | regions closest to the axis(north and south pole) |
| how many equinoxes | 2, fall and spring |
| how many solstices | 2, summer and winter |
| perspective | how you see things |
| geography | the study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create |
| 2 major branches of geography | physical and human |
| physical ..... | rural and urban |
| rural | country |
| urban | city |
| deadliest form of natural disaster.... | flooding |
| scarcest resource | fresh water |
| cartographer | makes maps |
| absolute location | exact location |
| relative location | location relating to something else |