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map that shows landforms and water features of a specific region
Physical Map
Map that shows names and boundaries of countries
Political Map
Lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole. They Measure degrees from East to West
Longitude
Lines that run parallel to the Equator. They measure degrees from North to South
Latitude
The transportation of people, ideas and goods
Movement
Where something is at
Location
The natural surroundings of people
Environment
Geography
The study of the physical features of earth
Where the precise lines of latitude and longitude cross
absolute location
The imaginary line of latitude that separate the northern and southern hemisphere
Equator
Imaginary line of longitude that separates the Eastern and Western hemisphere
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Half of the earth
United by one or more characteristics
Regions
Environment
The natural surrounding of people
Human systems
How people have shaped the world
Location of a place compared to another place
Relative Location
Unit of measure for Longitude and Latitude
Degree
Location
Where something is at
Physical Systems
half of the Earth
Hemisphere
How people have shaped the world
Human Systems
Helps measures distance on a map
Scale Bar
Explains the lines, symbols and colors used on a map
Map Key
shows direction on a map such as North, South, East and West
Cardinal Direction
the study of the physical features of Earth
Geography