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World Geography Ch 1
Section 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| latitude | lines on a globe drawn in an east-wast direction and measured in degrees |
| longitude | lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees |
| prime meridian | imaginary line drawn from the north pole through Greenwich, England,to the south pole |
| hemispheres | halves of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridan |
| continents | large landmasses on earth's surface |
| atlas | a collection of maps in one book |
| legend | map key |
| topography | elevation,layout,and shape of the land |
| climate graphs | graphs showing average temperature and precipitation in a place |
| population pyramids | graphs showing the percentages of males and females by age group in a country's population |