Basic geography

geography - ANS the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth absolute location - ANS the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found relative location - ANS a place in comparison to the other places around it hemisphere - ANS one half of the earth equator - ANS the imaginary line that divides the earth into north and south; zero degrees latitude prime meridian/greenwich meridian - ANS the imaginary line that divides the earth into east and west; zero degrees longitude latitude - ANS lines that run parallel to the equator; mark north/south location longitude - ANS lines that run parallel to the prime meridian; mark east/west location five themes of geography - ANS location, place, region, human-environment interaction, movement theme of geography that asks 'where?' - ANS location theme of geography that asks 'what?' - ANS place