world geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 climate | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time |
| globe | a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented |
| equator | an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles |
| landform | feature of Earth's surface (examples: mountains, valley, hill, plain, mesa) |
| absolute location | exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
| continent | one of the large landmasses of the earth |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degrees LONGITUDE |
| projection | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| geography | study of the earth's surface |
| hemisphere | one half of the sphere that makes up earth's surface |
| latitude | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
| longitude | an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator |
| political map | A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc. Each is normally a different color |
| physical map | A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. |
| projection | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| scale | size or measure according to a scale |
| legend | brief description accompanying an illustration |
| compass rose | a symbol that shows directions on a map |
| labels | Titles given to data placed in a spreadsheet |
| location | a point or extent in space |
| place | assign a rank or rating to |
| region | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth |
| movement | the act of changing the location of something |
| human environment interaction | refers to the ways people interact with their environment |
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