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6th Geography 1.1
Chapter 1 Section 1 Assessment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of Earth |
| cardinal directions | North, East, South, West |
| latitude | the distance north or south of the Equator |
| longitude | the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| hemisphere | each half of Earth |
| parallel | another word for lines of latitude |
| meridian | another word for lines of longitude |
| 5 themes of geography | organizes information about Earth |
| location | where a place is, where something is |
| regions | groups, places together that have something in common |
| place | human and physical features of a specific location |
| movement | how people, goods, ideas get from one place to another |
| human-environment interaction | how people and the environment affect each other |
| latitude and longitude are measured in units called | degrees |
| absolute (exact) location | uses coordinates of latitude and longitude |