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| Geography | The study of where people, places, and things are located. |
| Absolute location | Exact location using latitude and longitude. |
| Equator | Imaginary line that divides the earth into two separate halves. |
| Hemisphere | Half of a sphere. |
| Latitude | Lines that run parallel to the equator. |
| Longitude | Lines that meet at the poles. |
| Prime meridian | 0 degree, starting point for the world time zones. Located at Greenwich, England. |
| Relative location | Location in relationship to other places. |
| Place | Physical and human characteristics of a location. |
| Human/environmental interaction | How humans change the environment through their actions. |
| Movement | Movement of people, goods, and ideas. |
| Region | Large area of land that has similar characteristics. |
| Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator. |
| Tropic of Capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator. |
| Arctic Circle | 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator. |
| Antarctic Circle | 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator. |
| Five Themes of Geography | Location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and region. |
