Geography Vocab Review

Front

Places with Similar Characteristics

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Region

Front

Explains how people, ideas & animals move from one place to another.

Back

Movement

Front

Great Wall near Beijing, China. Example of:

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Relative Location

Front

Map showing geographical features like elevation, rivers, and mountains.

Back

Physical Map

Front

North, South, East, West

Back

Cardinal direction

Front

Element of a map showing distance relation to actual Earth distance.

Back

Map Scale

Front

Study of Earth's places and features

Back

Geography

Answer explanation

Front

Features created by people: cities, states, countries.

Back

Political Map

Front

Location defined by latitude and longitude.

Back

Absolute location

Front

Explains location using other areas as reference points.

Back

Relative location