| A | B |
|---|
| Geography | the study of the Earth and it’s people |
| absolute location | the exact spot on Earth where a feature is located |
| relative location | geographic location in relationship to the features around it |
| environment | Your natural surroundings |
| decade | A period of ten years |
| century | a period of one hundred years |
| millennium | A period of one thousand years |
| Global Positioning System(GPS) | Radio signals that are used to determine exact location of places on Earth |
| map | A flat drawing of the Earth’s surface |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Computer software & hardware that gather and store geographic data then display it |
| globe | a round model of the Earth |
| latitude | Imaginary lines that run east & west around the Earth |
| Equator | An imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and south on the Earth |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres |
| Hemisphere | Half of a sphere |
