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World Geography
"The World"
Vocabulary Word | Definition |
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location | a specific place on the earth |
absolute location | the exact spot at which a place is found on the globe |
hemisphere | half of a sphere or globe |
grid system | a pattern formed by lines of latitude and longitude crossing one another |
relative location | the location of a place in relation to another place |
place | a particular space with physical and human meaning |
region | area united by specific characteristics |
formal region | region defined by a common characteristic, such as a product produced there |
functional region | a central place and the surrounding area linked to it, for example, by a highway system |
perceptual region | region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data |
ecosystem | community of plants and animals that depend on one another for survival |
movement | the flow of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another |
human-environment interation | relationship between people and their physical environment |