geography - ANS the study of everything on Earth
perspective - ANS the way a person looks at something
landscape - ANS the scenery of a place
cartography - ANS the study of maps and mapmaking
meteorology - ANS the study of weather
region - ANS area with one or more common features
grid - ANS ...
World Geography
geography - ANS the study of everything on Earth
perspective - ANS the way a person looks at something
landscape - ANS the scenery of a place
cartography - ANS the study of maps and mapmaking
meteorology - ANS the study of weather
region - ANS area with one or more common features
grid - ANS pattern of lines
parallels - ANS lines of latitude
meridians - ANS lines of longitude
hemispheres - ANS the equator divides the earth into two halves
atlas - ANS a collection of maps in a book
map projections - ANS ways of presenting round earth on a flat map
, great circle routes - ANS the shortest route between any two places on the planet
solar system - ANS sun and bodies that revolve around it
planets - ANS major bodies that orbit a star
solar energy - ANS most of earth's energy that reaches the earth as light and heat
rotation - ANS one complete spin of the earth on its axis
revolution - ANS earth makes an elliptical orbit around the sun
tropics - ANS warm areas of low-latitude
polar regions - ANS cold areas of high-latitude
middle latitudes - ANS area between tropics and polar regions
solstice - ANS the time the earth's poles point at their greatest angle toward or away from the sun
equinox - ANS "equal night" in latin
environment - ANS includes all biological, chemical, and physical conditions that affect life
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