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Geography unit 1

TermDefinition
geography study of the world, it's people, and the landscape they created
landscape human and physical features that make a place unique
social science field that studies people and the relationships among them
region part of the world with one or more common features distinguishing it from surrounding areas
Physical geography I study of the world's physical features, such as landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, and plants
human geography study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes
cartography Science of making maps
meteorology study of weather and What causes it
absolute location specific description of where a place is
relative location general description of Where a place is
environment an area's land, Waters plants and animals, and other spherical features
map flat drawing shows part of Earth's surface
globe spherical model of the entire planet
GIobal Positioning System (GPS) tool that uses satellites to transmit locations of objects on Earth
Georaphic Information System (GIS) information from many geographic data sources
grid imaginary lines that circle Earth in east-west and north-south directions
latitude east-west lines in the grid
longitude north- south lines in the grid
meridians lines on Longitude
degrees units of measurement that locate lines of latitude and longitude
minutes unit of measurement that is 1/60 of a degree
equator imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles
Prime meridian imaginary line that devides the globe into east and West halves
hemispheres northern and southern or eastern and western halves of the globe
continents seven large landmasses on Earth's surface
map projections work that our round planet can be shown on the flat map
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