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Exact location, helpful when you're trying to find an unfamiliar place is called ________.
absolute location
A division on Earth between north and south or east and west is called a ________.
hemisphere
A person who creates maps and decides what to include on them is called a _______.
cartographer
A map tool that explains what the symbols and colors on a map represent is called a ______.
legend/key
migration
A grid that can help you describe the absolute location on a map using grid lines is called a ________.
coordinate grid
Horizontal (across) lines going around the Earth, showing how far north and south places are from the Equator is called ______.
A measure of people living in a certain area is called a ________.
census
Drawings of places around the world that show where places are located and how to get there is called a ______.
map
The study of how people, resources, and ideas move is called _______.
movement
Numbers and letters located along the margins of a map that can help you find a place's location is called ______.
coordinates
Vertical (up and down) lines going around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole on a globe or map is called _______.
longitude
A symbol that shows the cardinal directions is called a ________.
compass rose
A map tool that shows the distance on a map is called a _______.
scale
Parts of a location's natural environment, including forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers is called _______.
physical characteristics
An imaginary horizontal line that runs around the middle of the world is called the ______.
Equator
The primary line of longitude dividing the world into halves is called the ________.
Prime Meridian
The study of places, the relationships between people and their environments, and how things change over time is called ________.
geography
The study of geographic features of an area using multiple tools, such as maps, globes, and satellite images is called ________.
spacial perspective
An area that has similar characteristics is called a _____.
region
A grid that can help you describe the absolute location on a map using grid lines marked by letters and numbers is called an ____________.
alphanumeric grid
Where a place is relative to, or compared to, something else is called _________.
A model of the Earth showing where water, land, and countries are located is called a _______.
globe
The relationship between people and the environment is _______.
human-environment interaction
Horizontal lines of latitude that run east and west around the Earth and show how far from the Equator places are is called ______.
parallels