Lesson 1 Part 1 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Geography | Study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth |
| 5 Themes of Geography help answer... | Where are things located? Why are they there? |
| Location | Where a place is located |
| Regions | Group places together that have something in common |
| Place | The mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location |
| Movement | How and why people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another |
| Human-Environment Interaction | How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them |
| Cardinal Directions | North, south, east, west |
| Latitude | Position north or south of the Equator |
| Longitude | Position east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| Hemisphere | Each half of Earth |
| Parallels | Another word for lines of latitude |
| Meridians | Another word for lines of longitude |
| Latitude and Longitude are measured in... | Degrees |
| Absolute (Exact) Location | Uses coordinates of latitude and longitude |
| Relative Location | The location of a place relative to another place |
| Equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| Intermediate Directions | Between the cardinal directions (ex. Northwest) |
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