Into Geo 1

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cardinal directions

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Absolute direction

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Object directions

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Relative direction

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Places change in their similarity and differences through time

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Geography Dynamics

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The geographers tool

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Maps

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the study of making maps

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cartography

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investigations to determine and accurately depict boundaries, coast lines, and landforms

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surveys

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set of imaginary lines that intersect at right angles to form a system of reference for locatiog points on the surface of earth

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geographic grid

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Points of reference

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1. equator

2. n and s poles

3.prime meridian

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angular distance n or s of the equator

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latitude

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angular distance e or w of prime meridian

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longitude

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time zones

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360 of longitude

24 hrs in 1 day

avg 15 of longitude

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designates the way the curved surface of the earth is represented on a flat surface

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map projection

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globe properties

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area

shape

distance

direction

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maps that show correct areal relationships

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equal area projections

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maps that tend to preserve the shape of land masses or areas

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conformal projections

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these maps preserve true distance in all directions, but only from one central point or two central points

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equidistant projections

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maps that preserve direction from a central point on a particular map

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azimuthal projections

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blending and compromising between the four properties to find a maps which represents the surface of the earth well

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compromise projection

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the ratio between the measurement of something on the map and the corresponding measurement on the earth

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scale

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large scale

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small area great detail

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small scale

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large area little detail

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depict shape and elevation of terrain

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topographic

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line showing equal elevation

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contour line

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where a dot represents some form of data

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dot density map

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shows how the amount of a phenomenon varies from one are to another area

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choropeth maps

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used to portray linear movement between places

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flow line maps

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used in many elementary schools during the 20th century

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Mercator projection

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GIS

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geographic info science

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a computer based set of procedures for assembling, storing, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying info.

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GIS

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data that includes some for of geographic info

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geographically referenced info

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a digital record of geographic info from sources

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geographic databases

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GIS products

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maps

printed maps

data tables

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Users of GIS

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police

ecologists

planners and land developers

retailers

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what geographers use to consider future trends and behavior

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models

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detecting the nature of an object and the content of an area without direct contact with the ground

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remote sensing

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record longwave radiation emitted by landforms, water bodies, and buildings to produce images of thermal radiation

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thermal scanning

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radio detecting and ranging

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radar

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good for monitoring heat and movement

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radar

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light detection and ranging

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lidar

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devices that use info from a set of 24 satellites to assess exact geographic locations

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global positioning system(GPS)

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large sections of the earths surface are characterized by similar geologic features

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landforms

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formed by the cooling of molten rock from earths interior

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igneous

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hardened lava often from a volcano

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igneous(extrusive)

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harden below ground and cool slower

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igneous(intrusive)

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composed of hardened particles of gravel, sand, silt, and clay

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sedimentary

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ex of sedimentary rocks

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sandstone

limestone

shale

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ex of ig(ex)

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basalt

andesite

obsidian

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ex of ig(In)

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granite

gabbro

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altered igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been under intense heat or pressure

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metamorphic

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compression, tension, folding

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metamorphisis

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a break or fracture in rock where movement has happened

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fault

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the earths surface is comprised on a collection of plates that move in different directions

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plate tectonics

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a single landmass, known as Pangaea broke apart and the continents have moved very slowly away from each other based on plate dynamics

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continental drift

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certain plates are moving in different directions

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plate movement

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Partial melting of descending plate and upper mantle

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subduction zones

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great African rift valley

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spreading

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trenches and mountain building

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ocean activity

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when plates move over an area of regular magma upwelling

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hot spots

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magma determines the "violence" or explosiveness of a volcanic eruption.

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Volcanic eruptions

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mild eruptions

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basaltic lavas

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explosive eruptions

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andesitic lavas

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Lava flows

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basaltic lavas

pahoehoe lava

aalava

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basaltic lavas

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exhibit fluid behavior

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Pahoehoe lava

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resembles twisted or ropey texture

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Aalava

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rough, jagged rocky texture

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very explosive and ashy

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andesitic volcanoes

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the downslope movement of rock and soil under the direct influence of gravity

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mass wasting

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controls and triggers of mass wasting

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water

slope angle

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the movement of the earth along a geologic fault or another point of weakness of or near the surface

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earthquake

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earthquake magnitude is determined using the

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richter scale

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the result of processes that loosen, dissolve, wear away, and remove earth and rock material

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erosion

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types of erosion

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running water ( grand canyon)

heavy rain(gullying)

ground water (sinkholes) (erodes limestone)

continental glaciers (moraines)

alpine glaciers (freezing&thawing of ice)

waves&coastal erosion (beach nourishment)

wind (dunes) (sand&dirt particles)