| Term | Definition |
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| absolute location | exact location of a place on the Earth described by global coordinates |
| continent | one of the seven large land masses on the Earth |
| equator | imaginary line that runs around the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles |
| equator | the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude |
| latitude | distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees |
| longitude | distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees |
| map | drawing of the Earth shown on a flat surface |
| meridian | one of the many lines of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude |
| parallel | one of many lines on the global grid that circle the Earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude |
| Prime Meridian | line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole at Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude |
| Five Themes of Geography | Location, Place, Regions, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction |
| Location | describes where something is |
| relative location | where a place is in relation to another place |
| place | the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique |
| regions | areas that share common characteristics |
| movement | how and why people and things move and are connected |
| human-environment interaction | describes the relationship between people and their environment |
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