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georgraphy
the study of the earth's physical features and how they relate to living things.
cutural features
features of the earth created by people such as roads, towns and boundries
location
where places are located on the earth's surface
cardinal directions
four main directions points on a compass, north south east and west
physical features
Natural features, such as mountains, rivers and oceans
enviroment
All the things that surround us
hemisphere
a half of the earth based on either north and south or east and west
equator
imaginary line that circles the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
cardinal directions
compass directions north, south, east, west
absolute location
The exact spot on the earth's surface where a place is found
latitude
the parallel lines that determine location from 0 degrees to 90 degrees north and south of the equator
axis
the imaginary straight line through the earth from pole to pole around which the earth roates
degrees
360 equal divisions of a circle used for measuring latitude and longtit;ude
coordinates
letters or numbers used to identify location on a grid
parallels
another name for lines of latitude
longitude
the lines that determine location from 0 degrees to 180 degrees east and west of the Prime Medidian
place
physical and human characteristics of places
regions
areas with similar characteristics