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59 Cards in this Set
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the study of Earth's features
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geography
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a large landmass
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continent
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a feature of Earth's land surface
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landform
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the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
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weather
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the typical weather conditions at a particular place over a period of time
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climate
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plant life
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vegetation
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map making
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cartography
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a way of keeping the distortion of a flat map consistent and manageable
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projection
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either of the two halves of the earth
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hemisphere
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a measure of distance north or south of the equator
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latitude
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a measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian
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longitude
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recovery and study of physical evidence from the past
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archaeology
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object made by a human
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artifact
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type of digging to find buried evidence
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excavation
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study of humans and human cultures
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anthropology
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way of life shared by a group of people |
culture
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the study of past events
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history
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a person who studies and interprets the past
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historian
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a document or artifact created during a particular historical period
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primary source
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a work produced about an event by someone who was not actually there
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secondary source
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a primary source that is spoken, such as stories passed down from generation to generation
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oral history
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this type of map is good for showing a specific type of data
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thematic map
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this type of map is good for showing landforms
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physical map
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this type of map is good for showing country and state borders
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political map
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this type of projection is good for comparing continent sizes proportionally
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homolosine projection
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this type of projection includes generally proportional landmasses and bodies of water except at the poles, where it becomes distorted
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robinson projection
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this type of projection is good for finding locations, and includes landmasses and bodies of water gradually becoming more distorted as they leave the region around the equator
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mercador projection
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5 Themes of Geography: The effects of NAFTA are an example of...
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movement
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5 Themes of Geography: Ancient humans crossing over the Bering Strait land bridge is an example of...
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movement
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5 Themes of Geography: New England is an example of...
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region
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5 Themes of Geography: Siberia is an example of...
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region
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5 Themes of Geography: 42.52679°N 8.08724°W is an example of...
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location
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5 Themes of Geography: South of Birmingham is an example of...
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location
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5 Themes of Geography: Fishing is an example of...
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human-environment interaction
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5 Themes of Geography: Polluting the air is an example of...
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human-environment interaction
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5 Themes of Geography: The winters there are cold and dry and the summers are hot and humid is an example of...
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place
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5 Themes of Geography: The children are usually smart there
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place
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What is the acronym to remember the 5 Themes of Geography?
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MRLIP ("Mister Lip")
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The M in Mr. Lip stands for...
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movement
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The R in Mr. Lip stands for...
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region
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The L in Mr. Lip stands for...
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location
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The I in Mr. Lip stands for...
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interaction (human-environment)
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The P in Mr. Lip stands for...
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place
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Name three types of landforms.
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[Answers may vary] Peninsula Plateau Basin Canyon Cliff Crater Mountain Etc. |
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the name of a famous and ancient Greek geographer and cartographer
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Ptolemy
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the last step of an archeologists' process
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draw conclusions based on evidence
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study of physical traits of humans
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physical anthropology
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study of the cultural aspects and variants of humans
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cultural anthropology
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Name two uses of waterways.
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[Answers may vary] Transport Trade Water for Bathing Water for Cooking Irrigation |
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an example of a city that changed historians' beliefs on a culture is...
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Cancuen
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the line of latitude found at 90°N is
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North Pole
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the line of latitude found at 66°N
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Arctic Circle
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the line of latitude found at 23.5°N
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Tropic of Cancer
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the line of latitude found at 0°N/S
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Equator
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the line of latitude found at 23.5°S
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Tropic of Capricorn
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the line of latitude found at 66°S
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Antarctic Circle
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the line of latitude found at 90°S
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South Pole
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How many degrees of latitude are there?
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360° Latitude
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How many degrees of longitude are there?
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180° Longitude
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