Geography Section 1 Vocab

Geography

• The study of the Earth and its people.

• The exact spot on Earth where a geographic 

  feature is found.

• Describes where that feature is in relation to the 

  features around it.

• Natural Surroundings

Absolute Location

• The study of the Earth and its people.

• The exact spot on Earth where a geographic 

  feature is found.

• Describes where that feature is in relation to the 

  features around it.

• Natural Surroundings

Relative Location

• The study of the Earth and its people.

• The exact spot on Earth where a geographic 

  feature is found.

• Describes where that feature is in relation to the 

  features around it.

• Natural Surroundings

Environment

• The study of the Earth and its people.

• The exact spot on Earth where a geographic 

  feature is found.

• Describes where that feature is in relation to the 

  features around it.

• Natural Surroundings

Decade

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 1000 years

• A period of 5 years

Century

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 1000 years

• A period of 5 years

Millennium

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 1000 years

• A period of 5 years

Global Positioning System (GPS)

• System using radio signals to determine the exact 

  location of places on earth.

• Computer hardware and software that gathers, 

  stores, and analyzes geography information and 

  then displays it on a screen.

Geographical Information System (GIS)

• System using radio signals to determine the exact 

  location of places on earth.

• Computer hardware and software that gathers, 

  stores, and analyzes geography information and 

  then displays it on a screen.

Latitude

• Imaginary circles that run east to west around the 

  globe.

• Lines that run from the North Pole to the South 

  Pole.

• 0 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude