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13 Cards in this Set
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the study of the earth and its people is called what?
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geography
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An imaginary line that forms an east and west circle around the earth is called both what?
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parallel and lines of latitude.
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An imaginary line that circles the earth from north and south is both called what?
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meridians and line of longitude
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Geographers measure locations east or west of the the what is labeled zero degrees?
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Prime Meridian
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a unit used by geographers to measure location on maps is called what?
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degree
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What to questions do geographers try to answwer while studying different places?
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Why are they there, and where are things located.
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How do these five themes location,place,human enviroment interaction, movement, and regions, help geograpers when they study the earth?
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it helps geographers organize information.
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What are two different ways to describe a location?
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Latitude and longitude relative and absolute.
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Which way of describing location is being used when a geographer explains that a river is 250 miles north of San Antonio?
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Geographers use relative location.
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Why is the study of movement useful to geographers?
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It helps geographers understand the relation among places.
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What to questions to geographers ask while studying different places?
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why are they there,where are they located.
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How do these five themes,location,place,human enviroment-interaction, movement, and regions helps geographers study the earth?
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it helps organize information
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what are two different ways to describe location?
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relative and absolute
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