| A | B |
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| Location- absolute location | 40 degrees N 90 degrees W |
| Place | Rocky Mountains |
| Human-Environment Interaction | pollution |
| Movement | Railroads used for exporting products |
| Regions | Northeastern United States |
| Location - relative location | The town is near Washington, DC |
| Location- absolute location | 2852 Osceola Ave |
| Human-Environment Interaction | people clearing the land to farm |
| Movement | People using cell phones to communicate |
| geography | the study of the Earth. |
| geographer | a person who studies geography. |
| region | an area with common features that set it apart from other areas. |
| ocean | a very large body of water. |
| equator | an imaginary line that lies half way between the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| cardinal directions | the 4 main directions: North, South, East, and West. |
| intermediate directions | lie half way between the cardinal directions. |
| compass rose | a small drawing on a map that shows direction. |
| symbol | a picture on a map that gives information. |
| map key | tells what each symbol on a map means. |
| scale | relationship between the distances shown on a map. |
| absolute location | the exact position of a place on the earth's surface |
| relative location | the position of a place on the earth's surface in relation to another place |
| place | one of the 5 geography themes: tells what a place is like |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that separates the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres |
| plateau | a large highland plain |
| delta | a triangle-shaped deposit of mud and sand |
| basin | bowl shaped area of land where from which water run down into a river |
| archipelago | What is the name for a group of islands? |
| Nonrenewable Resources | _________ such as diamonds and gold are plentiful in some parts of Africa. |
| physical features | includes landforms such as mountains, rivers, lakes, plateaus, etc. |
| human features | buildings, bridges, dams, etc. are examples of |
