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latitude | imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the Equator |
regions | One of the 5 geography themes: areas that share common features |
grid system | network of imaginary lines on the earth's surface, formed by the criss-crossing lines of latitude and longitude |
Equator | divides the earth into two hemispheres North and South |
environment | people change it when they build roads or dig tunnels through mountains |
geography | the study of the earth in all it's variety |
absolute location | the exact position of a place on the earth's suface |
hemisphere | one half of the globe (earth) |
longitude | inaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole |
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 |
environment | natural surroundings |
movement | one of the 5 geography themes, how people in one place make contact with people in another place |
regions | one of the 5 geography themes, areas that share some common characteristics |
Equator | an imaginary line that circles the earth midway between the north Pole and the South Pole |
Prime Meridian | an imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that separates the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres |