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20 Cards in this Set
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relative location
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relative location a point or place in relation to another point or place
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Latitude
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lines run for east to west
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North Pole
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the end of the earth's axis of rotation, marking the northernmost point of the earth
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Longitude
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lines run north to south
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International Date Line
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an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following the 180th meridian
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Globe
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a three-dimensional representation of the earth
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absolute location
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a places "global address"
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Equator
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the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis,equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body
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South Pole
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the southern end of the earth's axis the southernmost point on earth
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Prime Meridian
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the meridian running through Greenwich, England from which longitude east to west is reckoned
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Map
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a way of drawing the Earth's surface by presenting a round Earth on flat paper
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Birth Rate
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Number of infants born per 1,000 people [in a specified area during a specified period of time]
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Death Rate
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Number of people who die per 1,000 people [ in a specified area during a specified period of time]
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Fertility Rate
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Average number of babies that a woman in a specified area can expect to have in her lifetime
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Replacement Rate
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a country must have a 2.1 fertility rate if its population is to remain stable(not growing not shrinking)
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Life Expectancy
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the age to which a baby born today can expect to live
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Immigrant
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people coming to the nation
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Emigrant
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leaving the nation
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Net Migration Rate
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can be a negative number if more people are leaving a country than coming to it
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Population Pyramids
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a diagram for representing the age distribution of a population
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