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Chapter 1, Section 1

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Term
Definition
Geography   the study of Earth  
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Cardinal Directions   the directions north, south, east, or west  
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Latitude   the distance north or south of the Earth's equator, in degrees  
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Longitude   the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, in degrees  
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Hemisphere   a half of Earth  
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Parallel   a line of latitude  
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Meridian   a line of longitude  
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Equator   an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°  
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Movement   the travel of people, goods, and ideas from one location to another.  
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Regions   an area of land that has common features, and can be defined by natural or artificial features  
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Human-Environment Interaction   interactions between the human social system and the ecosystem  
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Location   the physical place a statistical unit is located and for which statistics are collected and disseminated  
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Place   describes the human and physical characteristics of a location  
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Absolute Location   its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude  
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Relative Location   a description of how a place is related to other places  
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Prime Meridian   the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth  
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