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1st 9 Weeks NM History Vocab

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  • Measurements east and west of the Prime Meridian. They to up and down.
    longitude
  • a natural feature of the earth's surface
    landform
  • a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
    drought
  • The branch of geography concerned with natural features and phenomena on the Earth’s surface.
    Physical Geography
  • The most important line of latitude
    equator
  • Half a sphere (ball)
    Hemisphere
  • The most important line of longitude
    Prime Meridian
  • Measurements north and south of the equator. That go around.
    latitude
  • The description of where a place is in relation to other places and things.
    relative location
  • northwest, southwest, northeast, sourtheast
    ordinal or intermediate directions
  • A water- bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel.
    aquifer
  • north, south, east, west
    cardinal directions
  • The exact position of a place.
    absolute location