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Geography Study Guide Key Terms GLOBE is a special kind of map of the world—it is a sphere…an accurate small scale model of Earth PHYSICAL MAPS focus on physical features such as rivers, mountains, plains, etc. It is used to identify land masses and waterways POLITICAL MAPS identify political borders (countries and states). They are used to identify countries, states, and cities THEMATIC MAPS identify locations based on a theme, like “oil producing nations” or They are used to identify locations based on traits Latitude- Lines that circle earth from east to west Longitude - Lines that run from north to south Equator- This divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres Prime Meridian- This divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres Perth, Australia is 52S, 118E on a map using latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. This is an example of absolute location. Asia is northeast of Australia. This is an example of relative location. Physical features: mountains, plains, plateaus, rivers, lakes 4 Oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic 7 Continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Africa, and Australia Natural Resources: coal, lumber, fish, potatoes, natural gas, cattle, minerals Lake- body of water completely surrounded by land Peninsula- body of land with water on three sides Cape- thinner than a peninsula, a thin body of land with water on three sides Island- body of land completely surrounded by water Plain- physical region where most farming takes place Source- place where rivers get their water Mouth- place where rivers empty water into a larger body of water Tributary- smaller river or stream that empties into a larger body of water 5 Regions of the US regions) o o o o o Southeast Southwest Northeast Midwest West (know the information from your notes on the Is the location 35 degrees N latitude, 75 degrees W longitude in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean? Atlantic Ocean