Geography
The study of everything.
Longitude
Imaginary lines that run north and south.
Latitude
Imaginary lines that run east and west.
Functional Regions
These are made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit.
Equator
What does the Red line Represent on a grid?
0 degrees east/west
Tropic of Capricorn
23 1/2 degrees South
What does the Red Line Represent on a grid?
Tropic of Cancer
23 1/2 degrees North.
What does the Red Line Represent on a grid?
Legend
Also known as the key, identifies the symbols on a map and what they represent.
Meridians
They measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
Relative Location
Determining the location of a place is in relation to another.
Region
An area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas.
Perceptual Regions
Reflect human feelings and attitudes.
(Example: Back Home) Can be difficult to define
Hemispheres
Divided by the equator, the two halves of the globe.
Grid
Imaginary lines that make a pattern which run north, south, east, and west, and circle the globe.