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What is geography?
the study of Earth and its people, places, and environments
......... is the exact location of something
absolute location
The lines on a map that run east to west are called ....
latitude
The lines on a map that run north to south are called ....
longitude
....... is the location of one place compared to another place.
relative location
a line of latitude that runs around the middle of the Earth
Equator
the starting point for measuring longitude
Prime Meridian
People who study geography are called ....
geographers
the average weather in an area over a long period of time
climate
The feature on a map that explains the symbols, colors, and lines on a map is ....
Key
Each half of Earth is called ......
hemisphere
They are flat representations of the round Earth.
What are they?
Maps
Physical geography deals with .......
climate, landforms, vegetation
Human geography deals with ......
population, land use
A map is the most accurate way to show places on Earth.
True or False?
False
The feature on a map that shows direction is ....
compass rose
a group of places that are close to one another and share some characteristics
region
"Weather" is one of geography's 5 themes.
True or False?
False
The feature on a map that tells how a measured space on the map relates to actual distances on Earth is .....
scale bar
a map that shows more specialized information is .....
thematic map