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16 Cards in this Set
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A unit of measure used to determine absolute location
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degrees
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an imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point
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Equator
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The study of Earth and it's people
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geography
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an invisible line that forms an east-west circle around the Earth
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Parallel/latitude line
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an imaginary line that circles the Earth from north to south
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meridian/longitude line
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the meridian that runs througn Greenwich, England
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Prime Meridian
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What 2 questions do geographers try to answer while studying different places?
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1) where are things located?
2) why are they there? |
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How do the 5 themes help geographers study the Earth?
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Use them to help organize information
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What are the 2 different ways to describe a location?
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Absolute and relative
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Which way of describing location is this? A river is 250 mi North of san antonio?
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relative location
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what are the 5 themes of geography?
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location, place, HEI, regions, movement
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why is the study of movement helpful to geographers?
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it helps them understand the relationship among places
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place- physical
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hot/cold hilly
jobs religion |
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HEI
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changing the face of the earth
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regions
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used to make comparisons
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plane
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regional flat land
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