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Themes of Geography

Vocabulary and notes to review for final chapter test.

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GeographyStudy of earth and relationship of people with the earth
Latitudea place's distance north or south of the equator
Longitudea place's distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
Landforma feature on the earth's surface
Absolutean exact location of a place
Relativelocation of a place in relationship to something else
Themes of geographyPlace, location, Interaction, Movement and Regions
Adaptto adjust to
Polluteto make dirty or contaminate
Extincthaving died off
Endangeredin danger of dying off
Deforestationthe process of clearing forests
Terracingcutting into mountainous regions to make land flat
Adapt and Changetwo ways people interact with the envrionment
Immigrationmovement of people to a new homeland
Emigranta person who has left their native land
Ruralfarming area
Regionan area that shares a common feature
Urbana city and the area around it
Irrigationa system of supplying water to dry areas
Global GridLatitude and longitude coordinates combined for location
Cardinal directionsNorth, South, East and West
Human featuresManmade features that describe a place; roads, buildings,technology, culture,
Physical featuresNatural features that describe a place: climate, landforms, bodies of water, vegetation


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Longmeadow School Department
Longmeadow, MA

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