Geography and Related Concepts

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Geography

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The study of the human and nonhuman features of the earth.

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Cardinal directions

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North, south, east, and west.

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Intermediate directions

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Northeast, northwest, southwest, southeast.

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines measuring north and south of the equator.

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Longitude

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Imaginary lines measuring east and west of the Prime Meridian.

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Scale

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The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth.

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Distortion

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Loss in accuracy in size or position of objects.

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Projection

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Ways to show Earth’s curved surface on a flat map.

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Equinox

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The point in the year where nights and days are nearly equal in length everywhere on Earth.

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Solstice

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The point in the year when the days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.