CA Review - WG Unit 1 Vocabulary

The study of places and relationships between people & their environment

• Geography
• Natural Process
• Urbanization
• Crop

Relating to space

• Spatial
• Geography
• Natural Process
• Urbanization

Provide a summary of the landscape, used to find location

• Reference Map
• Spatial Pattern
• Spatial
• Geography

Focused on a specific theme or subject area

• Thematic Map
• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Reference Map

Imaginary, horizontal lines that run east to west

• Latitude
• Thematic Map
• Political Map
• Physical Map

Imaginary, vertical lines that run north to south

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Thematic Map
• Political Map

An imaginary line of latitude that divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Equator
• Longitude
• Latitude
• Thematic Map

An imaginary line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Longitude
• Latitude

A branch of geography that deals with natural features and processes (landforms, topography, climate, natural resources)

• Physical Geography
• Location
• Prime Meridian
• Equator

A branch of geography that deals with the study of people and their communities, cultures, economies, and interactions with the environment.

• Human Geography
• Physical Geography
• Location
• Prime Meridian