Geography Concepts and Definitions

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Movement

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Helps explain how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

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Region

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An area that has a similar climate, land, population, culture, or history to another area

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Human-Environment Interaction

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How people interact with (affect/shape) physical characteristics of their environment and how their natural environment affects them

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Location

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Where a place is located (relative - what it is near; absolute - coordinates or address)

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Place

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The physical and human characteristics (features) of an area

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Key/Legend

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Explains what the symbols/colors represent on a map

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Scale

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Gives you the relative distance on the map to the real world

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Compass Rose

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Tells the cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) and intermediate directions (NW, NE, SW, SE)

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Physical Maps

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Shows physical geographic features such as landforms and terrain

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Political Maps

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Show boundaries, cities, and capitals