World Geography Unit 1-1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 geography | study of earth and the ways people live and work on it |
| absolute location | precise location of a place on the globe |
| hemisphere | divides Earth into 2 halves |
| latitude (or parrallel) | imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator and measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees |
| axis | imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth between north and south pole pointing toward the North Star |
| longitude (or meridian) | imaginary lines that run from pole to pole measuring distances from east to west |
| prime meridian | line of meridian that is the starting line and runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England |
| International Date line | imaginary line at 180 degrees longitude |
| Places east of prime meridian | east longitude |
| places west of prime meridian | west longitude |
| grid system | lines of longitude and latitude that cross one another, forming a pattern called a grid-makes it possible to find places on the earth's surface |
| relative location | location of a place in relation to other places |
| interdependent | people rely on each other for goods, services, and ideas near and far |
| culture | way of life of people in different places |
| Where is the equator? | 0 latitude |
| Where is the North pole? | 90 N latitude |
| Where is the south pole? | 90 S latitude |
| Where is the tropic of cancer? | 23.5 N latitude |
| Where is the tropic of capricorn? | 23.5 S latitude |
| location | Where is it? look on a map |
| place | what is it like there? land, water, weather, soil, plant/animal life |
| Human/environment interaction | What is the relationship between people and their environment? Why do people pick certain places to live? jobs, weather |
| movement | how are people and places connected? subways, train, taxis |
| regions | method geographers use to divide areas of the world such as land type or plant and animal life |
| key or legend | explains symbols used on map |
| compass rose | direction marker that shows cardinal directions |
| cardinal directions | north south east west |
| scale | certain measurement on a map represents a certain measurement on the earth's surface |
| topography | shape of physical features of the earth's surface |
| relief | differences in elevation, or height of land forms in a particular area |
| contour lines | lines that connect all points on a map of the equal elevation |
| continents | africa, asia, europe, north america, south america, australia, antartica |
| oceans | artic, indian, pacific, atlantic, southern |
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