Geography Lesson 1

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5 Themes of Geography

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The five big ideas in geography

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Hemisphere

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When the Earth is divided in half horizontally (northern & southern) or vertically (eastern & western)

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Location

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One theme in geography that answers "Where is it?"

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Equator

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The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

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Relative Location

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Where a place is located in relation to another place

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Prime Meridian

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The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

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Continent

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One of the seven world's largest land masses

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Absolute Location

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The exact location of a place based on a fixed point (coordinate)

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Political Boundaries

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The dividing border line between countries, states, counties, cities, etc.