Unit 1 Vocabulary

Front

the study of places on earth

Back

geography

Front

the order of events in time

Back

chronology

Front

the study of the past by using things that are left behind

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archaeology

Front

a sphere that is a model of earth

Back

globe

Front

half of the sphere of the earth

Back

hemisphere

Front

Tells how far north or south a place is from the equator

Back

latitude

Front

an imaginary line that marks 0° latitude

Back

equator

Front

Tells how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian

Back

longitude

Front

An imaginary line that marks 0° longitude

Back

prime meridian

Front

the typical weather of a place over a long period of time

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climate