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The special computer software geographers use to gather different information about the same place is the

Geographic information system (GIS$

The main tools geographers use are

Maps and Globes

Physical geography is the study of earth's

Land, water, plant, and animal life

One way geographers gather information for accurate maps is by studying

Photographs taken high above earth

What two characteristics do geographers study about a place

Physical and Human

What water can be tapped by wells

Groundwater

Almost all water on the earth's surface is

Saltwater

What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water

7O%

Two types of water on earth's surface are freshwater and

Saltwater

Rivers, lakes, and oceans contain water in the form of

Liquid

Television and the internet contribute to

Cultural diffusion

People express their culture through

The arts

Geographers divide the world into two areas called

Culture regions

What ethnic group society controls most of the wealth and power?

Majority group

The strongest unifying force in a culture is

Language

The process of breaking surface rock into boulders, gravel, sand, and soil is called

Weathering

Giant sheets of ice are called

Glaciers

The relatively thin, layer uppermost layer of earth's surface is called

Crust

Undersea earthquakes can cause huge waves called

Tsunamis

A violent and sudden movement of the earth's crust is

Earthquake

The most important reason people move to cities is to

Find Jobs

People prefer to live in places that have good land, and a favorable climate and

Plentiful water

One challenge of population growth is famine, which means

Lack of food

In 1999 the earth's population reached

6 million

Population density is the average number of people living in

square mile or square kilometer

Countries that are working toward industrialization are called

Developing countries

Free trade means taking down barriers so that

Goods flow freely through among countries

Which one of the following is produced by the heat of the sun

Solar energy