Physical Geography - The study of the Earth's natural features; the land, the sea and the atmosphere, Human Geography - The study of where and how people live including population, settlement and economic activities, Environmental Geography - The study of how people can harm or protect the environment, Latitude - Imaginary lines around the world that run in an east-west direction measured in degrees North or South of the Equator, Longitude - Imaginary lines around the world running from the North to the South Pole. They are measured in degrees East or West of the Greenwich Meridian, Equator - The main line of latitude at 0 degrees, Greenwich Meridian - The main line of longitude at 0 degrees, Scale - The size of an area represented on a map, Relief - The height and shape of the land, Contour lines - Lines on a map which join up places with the same height, Spot heights - Numbers on a map showing the exact height of a place, Layer colouring - Uses bands of different colours to show areas of different heights,

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