Unit #0: Geography and Geographic Terms

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Absolute Location

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The use of longitude and latitude coordinates to find a specific location.

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Geography

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Physical features, climate, plants (flora), animals (fauna), people, and resources of a region.

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Relative Location

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Describes where a certain area is in relation to another area.

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Place

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Physical and human factors that make one area different from another.

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Longitude

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Imaginary lines that run north to south and measure angular distance east and west of the prime meridian; they converge at the poles.

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines that run east and west and measure angular distance north and south of the equator; they are parallel lines.

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Equator

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An imaginary line around the center of the earth, located at 0 degrees latitude, dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

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Prime Meridian

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An imaginary vertical line at 0 degrees longitude, running north to south, dividing the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

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Globe

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A round model of earth.

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Map

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A cartographer's drawing of a real place with elements of physical geography and geographic land forms.