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48 Cards in this Set
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atmosphere
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gaseous layer surrounding the earth, made up of many substances known as air including oxygen.
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aurora
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streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth.
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biosphere
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zone of life on the earth that includes all living things
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hydropsphere
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liquid layer of the earth made up of earth's waters. Covers about 3/4 of earths surface
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lithosphere
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rocky outer layer of the solid earth. Containes continents, islands and ocean floor.
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magnetosphere
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region of space affected by earth's magnetic field.
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cartographer
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person who makes maps |
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latitude
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distance in degrees north and south of equator
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longitude
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particular distance east and west of prime meridian
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map legend
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section of map that explains meaning of symbols and may contain map scale.
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map projection
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way to transfer information from a 3 D curved surface to a 2D medium such as paper or computer screen.
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meridians
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lines of longitude that run vertically from north to south pole.
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prime meridian
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imaginary vertical line running north to south from which longitude is measured |
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contour interval
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difference in elevation between contour lines.
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contour line
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on a map, line connecting points having the same elevations above sea level.
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topography
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physical features of an area of land.
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planimetric map
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map showing correct distance and directions between places.
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geographic information systems (GIS)
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computerized system for applying data to a map. |
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photogrammetry
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science of making reliable measurements using photographs.
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Geography
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study of Earth and its people.
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absolute location
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exact spot on the Earth where geographic features such as city or mountain.
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relative location
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describes where the feature is located in relation to features around it.
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environment
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natural surroundings
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decade
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period of 10 years
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millennium
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period of 1,000 years.
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Global Positioning System (GPS_ |
Uses radio signals to determine the exact location of places on Earth
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globe
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round model of the earth which shows how locations directly relate to another.
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map
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flat drawing of earth.
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equator
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circles the middle of the earth.
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adverb
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word that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb
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object of preposition
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noun or pronoun that follows a proposition.
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preposition
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work that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun.
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prepositional phrase
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group of words that begin with a preoposition ends with noun or pronoun
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conjunction
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work that connects words or group of words
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coordinating conjunction
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word that connects single or a group of words
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correlative conjunction
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pair of conjunctions that connect words or groups of words
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interjection
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word that expresses strong feeling
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adjective
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word that describes noun or pronoun
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noun
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person place or thing
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part of speech
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word category based on role of word in a sentence
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pronoun
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word that takes place of one or more nouns.
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folktale
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story that is usually passed orally from one generation to another
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symbol
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something that stands for something else
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image
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picture that evoked from words in a piece of writing
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imagery
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language that creates a mental picture by appealing to the senses
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mood
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emotions or feelings conveyed in a literary work
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point of view
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perspective from which the story is told
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speaker
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imaginary person who speaks the words of a poem
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