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| Geography | The study of place and space. |
| Physical Geography | The sub-field of geography that studies the natural (or physical) environment. |
| Cultural Geography | The sub-field of geography that studies that human characteristics and cultures around the world. |
| Cartography | The art of mapmaking. |
| Geographic Information Systems | The use of computer tools to create maps that "layer" information. |
| Grid System | A system that uses lines of latitude and longitude to locate plaees. |
| Latitude | Horizontal lines that measure distance North or South of the Equator. |
| Longitude | Vertical lines that measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian. |
| Absolute Location | The exact location of a place using latitude and longitude. |
| Relative Location | The location of a place in relation to another place. |
| Region | An area that has specific physical or cultural characteristics. Can be formal, functional or perceptual. |
| Equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| Hemisphere | Imaginary line that divides the world in half. |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degrees Longitude |
| International Date Line | 180 degrees Longitude |
| Northern Hemisphere | North America, northern parts of South America, about 2/3 of Africa, all of Asia (except parts of Indonesia) and all of Europe. |
| Southern Hemisphere | most of South America, 1/3 of Africa, Antarctica, parts of Indonesia, all of Australia/Oceania. |
| Western Hemisphere | 1/2 of Antarctica, all of North and South America, the Caribbean, Central America and Greenland. |
| Eastern Hemisphere | Most of Africa, 1/2 Antarctica, Asia , Australia/Oceania, and most of Europe. |
