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NCMS 6W SS Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geography | the study of earth and its peoples, places, and environments |
| Spatial | Earth's features in terms of their places, shapes, and relationships to one another |
| Landscape | a portion of the Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location |
| Relative Location | describes where a place is relative to another place |
| Absolute Location | the exact location of something |
| Latitude | lines on a map that run east to west, but measure distance in a north to south direction |
| Climate | the average weather in a place over a long period of time |
| Hemisphere | each half of Earth |
| Compass Rose | the feature on a map that shows direction |
| Scale | the relationship between distances on the map and on Earth |
| Elevation | the measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is |
| Relief | the difference between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another feature near it |
| Technology | any way that scientific discoveries are applied to practical use |