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Glossary of geography midterm
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- Absolute Location
- the exact point where something is using latitude and longitude on a globe
- Cartography
- The study of maps and mapmaking
- Equator
- 0 degrees longitude
- Formal Region
- Region with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
- Functional Region
- Region made up of different places that are linked and function as a unit
- Landscapes
- Scenery of places, including physical, human, and cultural features
- Latitude
- East to West lines on a globe
- Longitude
- North to South lines on a globe
- Meridians
- lines of longitude
- Meteorology
- The study of weather
- Parallels
- lines of latitude
- Perception
- Our awareness and understanding of the environment around us
- Perceptual Region
- Regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes
- Perspective
- The way a person looks at something
- Prime Meridian
- 0 degrees Longitude
- Region
- An area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
