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geography
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the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth
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absolute location
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exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found
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relative location
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describes a place in comparison to other places around it
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hemisphere
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each half of the globe
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equator
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an imaginary line that divides the north and south
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prime meridian
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the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west
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latitude
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set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
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longitude
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set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles
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globe
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three-dimensional representation of the earth
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map
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two-dimensional representation of the earth
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cartographer
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reduces some type of distortion by using different types of map projections
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map projection
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a way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by presenting a round earth on flat paper
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topographic map
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a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth
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Landsat
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a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above earth
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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stores information about the world in a digital database
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