UNIT 1- Geography Basics

study of human and nonhuman features of Earth

• geography

• history

• prehistory

north, south, east, west

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

northwest, southwest, southeast, northeast

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

position north or south of Equator

• latitude

• longitude

half of the Earth

• hemisphere

• geographical measurements

Prime Meridian is largest line of

• latitude

• longitude

Longitude/latitude

• relative location

• absolute location

Greenville is east of California

• relative location

• absolute location

area with one unifying feature like climate, culture, history

• region

• place

• human environment interaction

news spreading through the internet is an example of

• location

• region

• place

• movement