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| explains where a place is in relation to another place and is used when you are familiar with an area |
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| type of location that is specific to itself; no other reference needed. It is used to be exact with a location or GPS. |
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| the study of the land, its features, inhabitants, and the relationship between them |
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| the combined system of socially acquired values, beliefs, and rules of conduct including religion, music, food, language, art, etc. |
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| covers the topics relating to the surface of the earth - the landforms, glaciers, rivers, climate, oceans, earth-sun interaction, and more. |
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| also known as human geography, covers human interaction with the land. Cultural geography includes language, religion, medicine, cities, economics, entertainment, and much more. |
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| is the height above sea level. |
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| is the difference in the highest and lowest point in a given area. |
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| A system of imaginary lines that measure a location’s distance North or South of the equator |
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| A system of imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure how far west or east a location is from the Prime Meridian. |
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| fertile soil that has been deposited by a river |
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| a scientist who studies the Earth |
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| continent where the United States is located |
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| the study of surface shapes on the earth and features (especially their depiction in maps) |
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| map that shows governmental boundaries of countries, states and counties. |
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| map that shows landforms like deserts, mountains and plains. |
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| imaginary horizontal line that divides the earth into North and South hemispheres (0° latitude) |
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| imaginary vertical line that divides the earth into East and West hemispheres (0° longitude) |
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| explains the symbols that have been used on a map (aka map key) |
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