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world geography vocabulary words Chapter 1

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Term
Definition
Geography   show
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Absolute location   show
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show the imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves  
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Hemisphere   show
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show describes a place in relation to other place around it  
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show the imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west, and dividing the earth’s east and west halves; also called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, England  
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Latitude (lines)   show
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Longitude (lines)   show
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show a three-dimensional representation of the earth  
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Map   show
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Cartographer   show
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Map projection   show
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Topographic map   show
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show a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the earth Each satellite picks up data in an area 115 miles wide  
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Geographic Information System (GIS)   show
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