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GEOGRAPHY
STUDY OF EARTH, LAND, WATER, AIR AND PEOPLE
EQUATOR
IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS EAST & WEST AND DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO NORTHERN & SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES
PRIME MERIDIAN
IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS NORTH & SOUTH AND DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO EASTERN & WESTERN HEMISPHERES
HEMISPHERE
HALF A SPHERE, EARTH IS DIVIDED INTO 4
COMMUNITY
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, & PLAY
CONTINENT
7 LARGE BODIES OF LAND ON EARTH: ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIA, ASIA, AFRICA, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE
COUNTRY
AREA OF LAND THAT HAS ITS OWN GOVERNMENT
BORDER
IMAGINARY LINES THAT SHOW WHERE A COUNTRY OR STATE ENDS
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST
INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS
NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHEAST
CANYON
A DEEP NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES
SYMBOL
SOMETHING THAT STANDS FOR AN IDEA
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
LANDFORMS, CLIMATE, & NATURAL RESOURCES FOUND IN A PLACE
CLIMATE
WEATHER IN A PLACE OVER TIME
NATURAL RESOURCES
USEFUL ITEMS THAT COME FROM NATURE SUCH AS WOOD FROM TREES