| A | B |
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| Cartography | The study of maps and map making |
| Meteorology | The study of weather |
| Latitude | Imaginary measurement lines that measure North and South of the equator. |
| Longitude | Imaginary measurement lines that measure East and West of the Prime Meridian. |
| Geography | The study of EVERYTHING on earth from rocks and rainfall to people and places. |
| Absolute Location | exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
| Relative Location | the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places |
| Human Characteristics | characteristics of a place that make a place unique because of the people who live there such as art, language, religion, type of government, landmarks, etc. |
| Physical characteristics | natural features, such as land and water forms, climate, natural vegetation, and native wildlife |
| adapt | wear warmer clothes (example) |
| depend | use trees for paper (example) |
| Movement | the movement of people goods and ideas |
| Region | defined by government, languages, or sometimes landforms |
| Human Environment Interaction | The changes humans make to their environment and how humans adapt to the environment |
| Place | The specific human and physical features of a location. Example: There are many oil fields in the Middle East (human) and the Middle East is made up of mostly desert (desert). |
| Environment | The area surrounding a location including the water, land, climate, plant-life, animal-life, and people. |
