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57 Cards in this Set
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What is geography?
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Its all about description,distribution and interaction on the physical, biological, and cultural feature of the earth's surface
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Physical Geography
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focuses on energy and mass
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4 spheres
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Atmosphere
Hydrosphere Biosphere Lithosphere |
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Atmosphere
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gaseous layer surrounding the earth
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Hydrosphere
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water in atmosphere, crust, and surface
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Biosphere
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plants and animals
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Lithosphere
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crust and upper mantle
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Spatial
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interaction between different spheres over space
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El Nino
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refers to an increase of sea surface temps in the equatorial pacific, its affect weather patterns
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5 themes
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Location
Place Region Movement Human Environment Interaction |
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Location
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Absolute or relative. Relative is near by and absolute is lat/long
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Place
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Highly geographic, human and physical and characteristics that make a location meaningful or unique
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Region
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a way of grouping similar features, locations, and place spatial.
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Movement
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flow of people, goods, money, material, and ideas
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What defines geographic study?
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location and scale
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What defines scale?
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One of the most fundamental concepts of geographic research that:
organizes variables predict responses |
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What is a spatial scale?
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It provide the horizontal and vertical distance over the surface
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What is a temporal scale?
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Defines a dimension of time
Shorter: seconds, days Longer: centuries, millennia |
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The tool used by geographers to measure spatial perspective
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Maps
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Maps give?
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a generalized view of an area that is seen from above and reduced in size
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What two maps help you find patterns?
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Thematic and Topographic
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Thematic maps have?
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Isolines, a line of equal value
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Maps give?
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a generalized view of an area that is seen from above and reduced in size
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What two maps help you find patterns?
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Thematic and Topographic
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Thematic maps have?
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Isolines, a line of equal value
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What are the 4 types of isolines?
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Isobar (pressure)
Isotherm (temp) Isotach (winds) |
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Topographic maps
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portray physical relief and use contour lines
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Lines of equal elevation are
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contour lines
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What does contour spacing indicate?
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slope
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Isoline rule #1
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Isolines should never cross
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Isoline rule #2
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Isolines shouldn't branch or fork
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Isoline rule #3
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Only the area on the map that has data should be contoured
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Isoline rule #4
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Always label isolines
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Cardinal directions are?
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NW, SW, NE, SE
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Use N or S first for?
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Compass points
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What are azimuth angles?
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direction in degrees of a circle
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Coordinate systems represent?
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absolute location
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Where something is in relation to other things?
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relative
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Latitude measures?
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North and South a.k.a parallels
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What is the starting point of latitude?
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the equator 0 degrees
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Poles N and S at 90 degrees is the?
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ending point
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Measure degrees East and West a.k.a meridians
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longitude
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The prime meridian is?
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the starting point of longitude
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What is the ending point of longitude?
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international date line, 180 degrees
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Every meridian is?
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a half circle
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What are azimuth angles?
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direction in degrees of a circle
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Coordinate systems represent?
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absolute location
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Where something is in relation to other things?
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relative
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Latitude measures?
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North and South a.k.a parallels
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What is the starting point of latitude?
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the equator 0 degrees
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Poles N and S at 90 degrees is the?
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ending point
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Measure degrees East and West a.k.a meridians
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longitude
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The prime meridian is?
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the starting point of longitude
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What is the ending point of longitude?
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international date line, 180 degrees
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Every meridian is?
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a half circle
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Each degree of latitude or longitude represents?
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69 miles
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What is the written form?
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latitude, longitude
degrees, minutes, seconds Phoenix: 33o 26’ 15” N, 112o 04’ 15” W |
