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12 Cards in this Set
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Lines of latitude |
east to west. measures north to south. |
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Lines of longitude |
North to south. measures east to west. |
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Location |
Pinpoint a specific point on the map. |
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Prime meridian |
Run from pole to pole and measure distance east to west starting at Greenwich England. |
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Landform |
Things that develop over time. Ex. Mountain, plain, and lowland. |
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Tectonic plates |
Huge pieces of earth's outer crust. (Rocky mountains) |
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Geography |
Study of people, place, and environments. |
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Land bridge |
Ocean floor became exposed and people came to north America. |
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Human/environment |
Focuses on independence of people and their surroundings. |
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History |
Study of people and events over time. |
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Strabo |
Man who concluded the earth's shape of a sphere. |
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Climate |
Set a meteorological conditions, sunlight, temp, and precip wind. |
