Geography and Map Skills

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What is Human Geography?

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The study of relationships between people and places

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What is Geography?

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The study of Earth.

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What is Physical Geography?

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The study of Earth’s natural features, like landforms and climate

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What is an Atlas?

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A book containing maps and charts.

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What is a compass rose?

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A design on a map that shows direction. It points which way is north, south, east and west.

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What is a continent?

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A land mass on Earth is divided into continents. The seven current continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

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What is the Eastern Hemisphere?

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The Eastern Hemisphere consists of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

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What is the Equator?

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an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.

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What is the International Date Line?

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An imaginary north-south line (at the 180th meridian), in the Pacific Ocean, at which the date changes. The east side of the IDL is a calendar day earlier than the west side. The actual IDL used is not a straight line, but zigzags around certain populated areas.

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What is Latitude?

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the angular distance north or south from the equator to a particular location