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| geographers | people who study physical and cultural features on or near the earth's surface |
| cultural features | features created by people, such as boundaries, towns, and roads |
| geography | study of the earth in a way that shows the relationship between humans and their environment |
| geography | the story of people, places, and relationships |
| five basic themes of geography | location, place, relationships, movement, and regions |
| cardinal directions | north, east, south, west |
| intermediate directions | halfway points between the cardinal directions such as northeast and southwest |
| absolute location | the exact spot on the earth's surface where a place is found |
| latitude | imaginary lines used to determine location North and South from the Equator |
| Equator | imaginary line that circles the earth at its widest point |
| parallels | another name used for lines of latitude |
| longitude | imaginary lines that measure east and west location |
| meridians | another name used for lines of longitude |
| Prime Meridian | marks the dividing point between the Western and Eastern Hemishpere |
| Prime Meridian | runs through Greenwich, England and marks the point from which all other longitude is measured |
| 180th meridian | Known as the International Date Line, it is on the opposite side of the world from the Prime Meridian. |
| International Date Line | marks the beginning point for measuring time and dates on the earth |
| physical relief map | Also known as a physiographic map, it shows land formations such as hills, rivers, and lakes. |
| political map | shows the boundaries of political regions such as cities, counties, states, and nations |
| highway map | show major roads and highways |
| thematic map | shows information based on a theme or topic |
| scale | used to measure distances |
| legend or key | explains the symbols on a map |
| region | an area with shared characteristics that make an area unique |
| geographic region | A region that is based on physical or cultural features |
| Deep South | the heart of the old Confederacy |
| political region | an area of land that has legal boundaries and its own government |
| population density | the number of people that live in a square mile |
| urban | comes form the Latin word for "city" |
| suburban | residential areas around cities |
| rural | an area with low population density |
| metropolitan | a large city and the smaller communities that surround it |
