ch1 geo vocab

Front

Study of Earth, its people, places, and environments

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geography

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Earth's features in terms of locations, shapes, and relationships

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spatial

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Portions of Earth's surface viewable at one time from one location.

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Landscape

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Describes a place's position relative to another.

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Relative location

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Exact location of something

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Absolute location

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Runs east to west, measures north and south

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Latitude

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Circles the Earth's middle:

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equator

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Runs north to south

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Longitude

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Starting point for measuring longitude, divides the earth into east and west.

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Prime meridian

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Group of places close together sharing characteristics

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Region