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| geography | is the study of people, their environments, and their resources. |
| history | is an account of what has happened in the lives of different peoples. |
| latitude | measures distance north and south from the Equator |
| longitude | measures distance east and west from the Prime Meridian |
| irrigate | bring water to the land |
| cartographer | mapmaker |
| map projection | ways of drawing the Earth on flat surface |
| hemisphere | halves the earth are divided into |
| standard time zone | system which divides the world into 24 time zones |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land |
| mountain | high steep,rugged land |
| elevation | height |
| relief | difference in height of land |
| hill | areas of raised land |
| plain | broad areas of fairly level land |
| plateau | large raised areas of flat or gently rolling land |
| tributary | streams or small rivers |
| weather | condition of the Earth's atmosphere at any given time and pl;ace |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| precipation | water that falls from the sky in the form of rain or snow |
| altitude | height above sea level |
