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Geography for Secondary Schools
Student’s Book Form One

Greenwich Prime meridian 0 running from north to south dividing the
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meridian earth into two equal parts

Gulf Part of the ocean that penetrates the land

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Hemisphere One half of the earth as divided by the equator
Lapse rate Rate at which air temperature falls with increasing altitude

Meridians Imaginary lines which run from North Pole to South Pole east
or west of the Greenwich meridian (0 )
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Meteor Small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earth’s
atmosphere

Meteorite Solid body from space that partially survives entry into an
atmosphere and lands on a planetary surface

Milky way The spiral-shaped galaxy that contains our solar system,
including the Earth. You can learn about its structure, the stars
within it, and its place in the universe

Navigation A science of determining position and direction of movement
from one place to another

Orbit Elliptical path through which heavenly bodies revolve
around the sun

Peninsula Piece of land surrounded by water on majority of its borders

Perihelion Point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it
is closest to the sun

Planetesimals Are very small planets formed after collision and aggregation
of gas and dust in the middle of a flatted spinning disc
materials and act as building blocks of planets

Plateau Area of relatively flat topped high elevated land

Protostar A young star that is in the process of collecting mass from
its parent molecular cloud

Relief Features of the landscape associated with changing heights
from the surrounding
Ridge Long narrow elevation of land, chain of hills or mountains

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