Geography

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Five Themes of Geography

Location Place HumanEnvironment Interaction Movement Region

Maps

A representation of the features of an area

Political Physical Road

 Grid System a

Elements of Maps

way to divide the world using imaginary lines

Hemisphere half
of the globe

 Equator - the great

Elements of Maps

circle in the middle of the earth that we use to find latitude

Prime Meridian
the imaginary line running through Greenwich, England that we use to find longitude

 Latitude - A series

Elements of Maps

of imaginary lines that run horizontal used to measure north or south Longitude - A series of lines that run vertical used to measure east and west