| Term | Definition |
|---|
| absolute location | the exact position something occupies on the earth's surface |
| atmosphere | the layer of gas surrounding the earth |
| axis | imaginary "axle" about which the earth rotates |
| climate | weather patterns in a region over a long period of time |
| continent | largest of earth's land masses |
| direction | arrow on a map that indicates where north is located |
| ecology | the study of how man interacts with his environment |
| equator | imaginary line seperating the northern and southern hemisperes |
| geography | comes from "geo" (earth) and graphos (to chart or map) |
| globe | a miniature round model of the earth |
| ocean | earth's largest bodies of water |
| grid | a series of horizontal and vertical lines used to find location |
| human geography | branch of geography that studies the impact of humans on the earth and the earth on humans |
| physical geography | branch of geography that studies the earth's physical features |
| key | shows the meaning of a map's symbols |
| landform | things like mountains, valleys, hills, canyons |
| lattitude lines | these run east and west, and determine location north and south |
| legend | another word for the key on a map |
| location | where something is on the earth's surface |
| longitude line | these run north and south, and determine location east and west |
| map | a flat representation of the earth's round surface |
| resource | anything we use |
| place | describes what's at a location |
| precipitation | water that falls to the earth as rain, hail, or snow |
| Prime Meridian | literally, "first line" |
| region | an area with common features |
| relative location | an object's location in terms of the location of something that is known |
| revolution | the movement of the earth around the sun |
| rotation | the movement of the earth around its axis |
| scale | compares distance on a map to distance in real life |
| system | a working thing made up of two or more parts |
| Mercury | closest planet to the sun |
| Venus | covered in carbon dioxide; very hot |
| Earth | the only planet known to harbor life |
| Mars | the red planet; last of the inner planets |
| Jupiter | largest of the planets; bright yellow in the night sky |
| Saturn | has a system of rings that can be seen through a small telescope |
| Uranus | seventh planet |
| Neptune | like Uranus, has an atmosphere composed of lots of methane |
| Pluto | farthest of the planets; some people want to declassify it |
| Sun | at the center of the solar system, it's the big boy! |
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