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| GEOGRAPHY | The study of the Earth’s surface and the way people interact / use it. |
| 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY | 5 main themes or topics geographers use to study the earth. |
| LOCATION | Tells WHERE a place s located. |
| PLACE | Describes the physical and human features of a place |
| HUMAN -ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION | people interact with their environment by adapting, modifying or changing it |
| MOVEMENT | People exchange goods, ideas or place. |
| HEMISPHERES | Created by dividing the earth into TWO equal spheres. |
| REGIONS | groups places by their similar features. Ex. land masses |
| CONTINENTS | There are 7 of these major land masses. |
| LATITUDE | Line of latitude divides the earth into two equal hemispheres. NORTH & SOUTH |
| LONGITUDE | Line of longitude divides the earth into two equal hemispheres. EAST & WEST |
| CATARACT | GEOGRAPHY term: large waterfall |
| DELTA | a triangular shaped piece of land at mouth of a river. |
| MOUTH OF RIVER | place where a river empties into a larger body of water |
| SOURCE OF RIVER | place where a river begins |
| TRIBUTARY | stream of a river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| POLITICAL MAP | Type of map that shows cities, states and countries |
| PHYSICAL MAP | Type of map that shows type of land and bodies of water |
| KEY | Used as a key to explain the symbols on a map |
| MAP SCALE | Compares a distance of the map to a distance in the real world |
| COMPASS ROSE | A direction marker; used to show directions. |
| CARDINAL DIRECTIONS | Describe the north, south, east and west |
| MAP GRID | Used to find places on the map. pattern of squares - latitude and longitude lines on a map |
