geography review Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is geography? | study of the earth |
| What is human geography? | study of how people interact with their environment |
| What is a physical geography? | study of the natural features on Earth(mountains, rivers,oceans) |
| continent | very large landmass on the Earth |
| ocean | body of saltwater that cover most of the Earth's surface. |
| cardinal directions | are the four main points of a compass (north, south, east,west) |
| 0 degrees Latitude | Equator |
| 0 degrees Longitude | Prime Meridian |
| Latitude | imaginary lines that run horizontal around the Earth. Measures North and South |
| Equator | imaginary horizontal line at 0 degrees latitude at the center of the earth. |
| Prime Meridian | imaginary lines at 0 degrees longitude. Divides the earth into the eastern and Western Hemisphere |
| Theme of Movement | describes how people are linked together by the exchange of goods and ideas. |
| transportation | movement of goods and people from one place to another |
| communication | movement of ideas and information from one place to another. |
| Theme of Location | describes where places are located on the Earths surface. |
| Theme of Region | describes how places are grouped together based on what they have in common with one another. |
| Theme of place | describes what makes an area unique, or different from one another. |
| Theme of human environment interaction | how humans modify or adapt to the environment. |
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