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| geograyhy | the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth |
| absolute location | the exact place on earth where geographical geographical features is found |
| relative locaton | describes place in relation to other places around it |
| equator | the imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northen and southern halves |
| Prime Meridian | the imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west and dividing teh eath east and west halves also called the Greenwich Meridian because it pass through Greenwich,England |
| latitude | set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in location places north and south |
| longitude | a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles dividing east and west |
| formal regions | a limited number of related characteristics |
| functional regions | organized around a set of interactions and connections between places |
| perceptual regions | in which people perceive, or see, the characteristics of the region in the same way |
| cartographer | map maker |
| map projection | a way of mapping the earths surface that reduces disortion caused by converthing three dimensions |
| tropographic map | a general reference map a represention of natural and man-made features on earth |
| landset | a series of atellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the earth |
| G.I.S. | technology that used digital map info. to creat a data bank different data layers can be combined to produce specialized maps |
| physical map | help you see types of land formes and bodies of water found in a special area |
| political map | shows features on teh earths surface that humans created |
| cartogram | geographers peresent info. about a based country on a set of data other than land area |
