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28 Cards in this Set
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The special computer software geographers use to gather different information about the same place is the |
Geographic information system (GIS$ |
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The main tools geographers use are |
Maps and Globes |
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Physical geography is the study of earth's |
Land, water, plant, and animal life |
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One way geographers gather information for accurate maps is by studying |
Photographs taken high above earth |
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What two characteristics do geographers study about a place |
Physical and Human |
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What water can be tapped by wells |
Groundwater |
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Almost all water on the earth's surface is |
Saltwater |
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What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water |
7O% |
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Two types of water on earth's surface are freshwater and |
Saltwater |
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Rivers, lakes, and oceans contain water in the form of |
Liquid |
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Television and the internet contribute to |
Cultural diffusion |
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People express their culture through |
The arts |
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Geographers divide the world into two areas called |
Culture regions |
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What ethnic group society controls most of the wealth and power? |
Majority group |
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The strongest unifying force in a culture is |
Language |
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The process of breaking surface rock into boulders, gravel, sand, and soil is called |
Weathering |
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Giant sheets of ice are called |
Glaciers |
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The relatively thin, layer uppermost layer of earth's surface is called |
Crust |
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Undersea earthquakes can cause huge waves called |
Tsunamis |
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A violent and sudden movement of the earth's crust is |
Earthquake |
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The most important reason people move to cities is to |
Find Jobs |
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People prefer to live in places that have good land, and a favorable climate and |
Plentiful water |
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One challenge of population growth is famine, which means |
Lack of food |
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In 1999 the earth's population reached |
6 million |
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Population density is the average number of people living in |
square mile or square kilometer |
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Countries that are working toward industrialization are called |
Developing countries |
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Free trade means taking down barriers so that |
Goods flow freely through among countries |
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Which one of the following is produced by the heat of the sun |
Solar energy |