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23 Cards in this Set
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Geography
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the climate, temperature, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and everything in an area, environment.
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latitude
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measures distance North and South of the equator, shows direction
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longitude
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measures distance East and West of the Prime Meridian
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maps vs. globes
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a map is a flat and a glove is a sphere
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Robinson Map
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a map that show true sizes of places on the earth, but the shapes are not true
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Exact Location
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is given to us by using lines of latitude and longitude
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Relative Location
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is given to us in relation to another place
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Prime Meridian
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divides world into eastern and western hemispheres
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Equator
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divides world into Northern and Southern hemispheres
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altitude
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height above sea level
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hemisphere
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divides the earth in half
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region
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an area with defined boundaries
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5 themes of Geography
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-place -interaction -movement -region |
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physical map
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shows physical features on a map
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political map
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shows states and major cities
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economic map
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anything that has to do with money
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tributaries
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a stream or river that flows into another stream or river
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weather
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the condition of the outside air or atmosphere
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climate
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the weather in a place for a period of time
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climate zone
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how hot or cold it is in a region
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Mercator Projection Map
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keeps the shapes of the land and water areas true, but their sizes are not true
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Polar Projection Map
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shapes at the edges of these maps are not true
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Broken Projection Map
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shapes and sizes of most land areas are true, but, the oceans and a few land areas are split or broken up
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