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Geography |
Study of distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth |
Features on the earth |
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Absolute Location |
The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found |
Exact Location |
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Relative Location |
Describes a place in relation to other places around it |
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Hemisphere |
Each half of a globe |
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Equator |
The imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves |
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Prime Meridian |
Imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west |
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Latitude |
A set of imaginary line that run north or south |
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Longitude |
A set of imaginary lines that run east to west |
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Globe |
A three-dimensional representation of the earth |
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Map |
A two-dimensional graphic repersentation of selected parts of the earths surface |
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Cartographer |
A mapmaker |
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