Geography Unit

Key Terms I Need To Know

1.) Latitude-lines that run East to West but measure North to South

2.) Longitude-Lines that run North to South but measure East to West

3.) Prime Meridian-A Longitude line at 0 degrees, runs through Royal Observatory in Greenwich England. Divides Eastern and Western Hemisphere

4.) International Date Line-A Longitude line at 180 degrees. Divides the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

5.) Equator-A latitude line at o degrees that separates the world into two equal parts (Northern and Southern Hemispheres)

6.) CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER-Order of dates in which events happen

7.) Cartographers-people who make maps (map makers)

8.) B.C-According to the Western Calendar it means Before Christ

9.) B.C.E. – Before Common Era

10.) A.D. Anno Domini, In Latin means “In the year of the Lord”. Starts with year 1

11.) C.E.-Means Common Era

Compass Rose

• Cardinal Directions • Intermediate Directions

Absolute Location• Exact location, you can

pinpoint the location

• example:

• 46 N 179 E• 1120 Oak Hill Ct. in Bowling

Green, Ky 42104. Master bedroom in linen closet

Relative Location• A location of a place in

relation to another place

• Examples:

• I live next to Jose• I live in Tampa, Fl• I live in East Bowling Green

7 continents and 5 major oceans

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Southern Ocean

MRHEL

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MOVEMENT-EXPORTING AND IMPORTING OF GOODS AND PEOPLE

REGION-GROUP WITH SIMILAR AREAS AROUND YOU BASED ON PHYSICAL AND HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION-CHANGING THE PLACE AROUND YOU

LOCATION1.) ABSOLUTE-PINPOINT A LOCATION2.) RELATIVE-CLOSE TO

PLACE-WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE (LANDFORM, CLIMATE, LAND MASS)