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Lesson 1 Part 1

Geography Basics - Latitude and Longitude and 5 Themes of Geography

TermDefinition
Geography Study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth
5 Themes of Geography help answer... Where are things located? Why are they there?
Location Where a place is located
Regions Group places together that have something in common
Place The mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
Movement How and why people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another
Human-Environment Interaction How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them
Cardinal Directions North, south, east, west
Latitude Position north or south of the Equator
Longitude Position east or west of the Prime Meridian
Hemisphere Each half of Earth
Parallels Another word for lines of latitude
Meridians Another word for lines of longitude
Latitude and Longitude are measured in... Degrees
Absolute (Exact) Location Uses coordinates of latitude and longitude
Relative Location The location of a place relative to another place
Equator 0 degrees latitude
Prime Meridian 0 degrees longitude
Intermediate Directions Between the cardinal directions (ex. Northwest)
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