five themes of geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hemisphere | another name for round |
| equator | an invisible line at 0 degrees between the north and the south pole |
| prime meridian | a line at 0 degrees between the east and west |
| lines latitude | lines going sideways that show the degrees of the earth |
| lines of longitude | lines going up and down that show the degrees of the earth |
| tropic of cancer | the northern part of the earth |
| map scale | a map with lines of latitude and longitude |
| tropic of capricorn | the southern part of the earth |
| distortion | to change the shape |
| political map | its main purpose is to show continents, countries, and divisoins with countries |
| physical map | shows country lables and lables of capitals cities |
| topographic map | a map that shows features esp. elevation |
| contour lines | a map that shows curved out lines |
| globe | scale model of the earth |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps |
| five themes of geography | location, place, human enviornment interaction, movement, and region |
| international date line | the line on the earth that seperates one day from another day |
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