Geography Vocab

The flow of people and ideas between cultures or places

• Transportation

• Movement

• Assimilation

• Exchange

Led by Congress, responsible for writing and debating the laws of the U.S.

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Branch

The starting point for all vertical lines of longitude

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• The International Dateline

• The Equinox

A government system where the government provides some basic services, but also allows for private businesses and property

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

Where something can be found compared to other landmarks nearby

• Absolute location

• Place

• Direction

• Relative location

Led by the President, this branch and the agencies it controls ensure the people and businesses of the U.S. follow our laws

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Federal Branch

The landmarks, climate, nature, and customs that makes a location different from any other

• Place

• Culture

• Diversity

• Region

An economic system based on the choices and the decisions of the individual; very little government involvement

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

The specific longitude and latitude coordinates of a spot on Earth

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Place

• Position

The starting point for all horizontal lines of latitude

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• The Hemispheral Divide

• The Tropics