Geography Concepts

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Lines of latitude run east to west; lines of longitude run north to south.

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True

Front

A map is more accurate than a globe because it does not distort physical reality.

Back

False

Front

The map feature that indicates north, south, east, and west is the map key.

Back

False

Front

Geography is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and ____.

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Environments

Front

Locations on Earth with unique features are called places.

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Places

Front

Earth is described as dynamic because it is ____.

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Always changing

Front

The line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole is called the equator.

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Equator

Front

The line used as a starting point to measure longitude is called the prime meridian.

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Prime Meridian

Front

A type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place is called relative location.

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Relative location

Front

Places that share similar characteristics are called regions.

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True