1.1 How Geographers Think- SS

The study of Earth, and its peoples, places, and environments.

• geology
• geography
• biology

a group of places that are close to one another and share characteristics like landforms, climates, population, culture and economy.

• relative location
• origin
• region

The Location of one place compared to another place. Like: Canada is North of the United States.

• relative location
• absolute location
• region

The Imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• longitude
• latitude
• prime meridian

The imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• prime meridian
• equator
• longitude

the exact position of a place on Earth where one line of latitude crosses or intersects one line of longitude.

• absolute location
• region location
• relative location

also called parallels they circle the globe parallel to the Equator and measure the distance north or south of the Equator.

• latitude
• longitude
• location

also called meridians, circle the globe and meet at the poles and measure the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

• location
• region
• longitude