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Geography
9th Grade
09/01/2011

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Term
Geography
Definition
the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the Earth
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Absolute Location
Definition
the exact place on the Earth where a geographic feature is found
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Relative Location
Definition
describes a place in comparison to other places around it
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Hemisphere
Definition
each half of the globe
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Prime Meridian
Definition
the imaginary line dividing the earths east and west hemispheres
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Equator
Definition
the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves
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Latitude
Definition
lines that run parallel to the equator
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Longitude
Definition
marks positions in the east and west hemispheres
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Globe
Definition
three dimensional representation of Earth
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