Geography Final

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place

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What is it like? includes physical features and cultural characteristics

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location

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where is it?

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human-environment interaction

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how do ppl relate to the physical world?- relationship between humans and their environment

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movement

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the way ppl, goods, and ideas move from place to place

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water table

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level at which rock is saturated

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hydrologic cycle

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the continuous circulation of water among the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth.

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mechanical weathering

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natural processes that break rock into smaller pieces

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chemical weathering

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process that changes rock into a new substance thru interactions among elements in the air or water and the minerals in rock

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relief

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difference in elevation of a landform from its lowest point to its highest point

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four main types of relief

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mountains, hills, plains, and plateaus.

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solstice

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when the sun's rays shine directly over head at noon

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summer solstice

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the beginning of summer- longest day of the year

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orographic precipitation

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accociated with mountain areas, orographic storms drop more rain on the windward side of a mountain and create a rain shadow on the leeward side

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frontal precipitation

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mid-latitude frontal storms feature cold, dense air masses that push lighter warm air masses upward, causing precipitation to form

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conventional precipitation

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typical of hot climates, convection occurs after morning sunshine heats warm moist air. clouds form in the afternoon and rain falls

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state

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political term describing an independent unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control over its internal and external affairs

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federal republic

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a nation whose powers are divided among the federal, or national, government and variouse state and local governments

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nation

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a group of ppl with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity

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infrastructure

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the basic support system needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems

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postindustrial economy

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an economic phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role.

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monarchy

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type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with citizen bodies

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stateless nation

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a nation of ppl that does not have a territory to legally occupy, like the palestinians, kurds, and basques

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columbian exchange

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the movement of plants, animals, and diseases between eastern and western hemispheres during the age of exploration

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megalopolis

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a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together

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metropolitan area

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a functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically.

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NAFTA

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north american trade agreement-an important trade agreement causing a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues in north america

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nationalism

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the belief that ppl should be loyal to their nation, the ppl with whom they share land, culture and history

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feudalism

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a political system prevailing in europe from about the 9th to about the 15th centuries in which a king allowed nobles the use of his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of land

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balkanization

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the process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units

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holocaust

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the nazi program of mass murder of european jews during world war I

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reformation

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a movement in western europe beginning in 1517, when many christians broke away from the catholic church and started protestant churches; this led to mutual hostility and religious wars that tore apart europe

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azimuthal projection

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shows the earth so that a line from the central point to any other point on the map gives the shortest distance between the two points

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conical projection

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projection onto a cone- shows landmasses that extend over large areas going east and west

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mercator/compromise

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shows entire earth on one map

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homolosine projection

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oceans are divided,

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robinson projection

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shows the whole earth with nearly the true sizes and shapes of the continents and oceans.