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Geography
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09/13/2005

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Term
Equator
Definition
The great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of the earth
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Graph
Definition
a diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables
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Region
Definition
an indefinite area of the world or universe
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Topography
Definition
the configuration of a surface including its relief and the position of its natural and man-made features
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Cartography
Definition
the science or art of making maps
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Hemisphere
Definition
a half of the celestial sphere divided into two halves by the horizon, the celestial equator, or the ecliptic
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Culture
Definition
the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education
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Topography
Definition
the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
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Globe
Definition
a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body
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Priime meridian
Definition
the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, and from which other longitudes are reckoned
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