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| Relative location | Position in relation to other places on the Earth |
| County | Part of a state that has its own government |
| County seat | The town or city that is the center of the county's government |
| Absolute location | The exact location on the Earth's surface |
| Latitude | Imaginary lines that run east and west on a map |
| Parallels | Lines of latitude that are always the same distance apart |
| Tropic of Cancer | Located at 23 1/2 degrees N |
| Arctic Circle | Located at 66 1/2 degrees N |
| Tropic of Capricorn | Located at 23 1/2 degrees S |
| Antarctic Circle | Located at 66 1/2 degrees S |
| Longitude | Lines that run north and south on a map |
| Meridians | Longitude is also called this |
| Natural Vegetation | Plant life that grows natually in an area |
| Broadleaf tree | Has wide, flat leaves that fall in the autumn |
| Needleleaf tree | Has long sharp leaves such as pines |
| Recreation | What people do to have fun |
| Agriculture | People use the land for farming |
| Industry | Businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service |
| Urban | City regions |
| Suburban | Region made up of all the suburbs around a large city |
| Rural | Country region |
| Technology | The way people use new ideas to make tools and machines |
| Transportation | People and goods are moved from place to place |
| Trade | The buying and selling of goods |
| specialize | To work at only one kind of job |
| Interdependence | Depending on each other for resources and products |
| Communication | The way people send and receive information |
| Suburb | Town near a larger city |
