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Geography
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Geography
8th Grade
09/10/2008

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Term
5 Themes of Geography
Definition

Location

Place

Region

Movement

Human-Environment Interaction

Term
Longitude
Definition
Imaginary lines that run north to sount around the globe and are known as meridians.
Term
Latitude
Definition

Imaginary lines that run east to west around the globe and are known as parallels.

Term
Hemisphere
Definition
A term for half the globe.
Term
Political Map
Definition
Maps are designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water. Bright colors are often used to help the user find the borders.
Term
Physical Map
Definition
In addition to country borders, major cities and significant bodies of water, physical maps indicate the location of landforms like deserts, mountains and plains.
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