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Antrhopology
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the study of mankind's variety, cultures, and human characteristics.
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Economics
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the study of production, distribution, and consumption of wealth.
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Ethics
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the study of standards of conduct. RIGHT AND WRONG.
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Geography
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the study of the sruface of the earth
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History
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the recorded events of the past
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Philosophy
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the study of the basic nature of knowledge, thought, existence
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Psychology
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the study of the mind and the way that peple think and act
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Political Science
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the study of government, organization, principles, and politics
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Sociology
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the study of social groups
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Five themes of geography
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location[absolute and relative], place[physical and human characteristics], human-environment interactions, movement, region[physical and human]
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What colors signify elevation on maps?
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brown --> green.
brown=highest green=lowest |
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How many time zones on earth?
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24 time zones.
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Does the earth spin clockwise or counterclockwise?
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clockwise
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Which way are latitude lines? Longtitude?
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Latitude- horizontal
Longtitude- vertical |
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What affects climate?
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large bodies of water, elevation, equator
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absolute location
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exact location of a place described by global coordinates.
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basin
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area of land drained by a given river and its branches; rea of land surrounded by higher elevation
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bay
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part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
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canyon
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deep and narrow valley with steep walls
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cape
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point of land that extends into a river or ocean
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channel
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wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway.
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cliff
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steep, high water of rock, earth, or ice.
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continent
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one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
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cultural feature
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charateristic that humans have created ina place, such as language, religion, housing, and settlement pattern
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delta
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flat, low-lying land built up from sil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouch
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divide
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stretch of high land that separates river systems
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downstream
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directionin which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth
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elevation
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height of land above sea level
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glacier
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large, thick body of slowly moving ice
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gulf
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part of a lage body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented then a bay
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highland
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elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau
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hill
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elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit
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island
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smaller than a continent, land area, completely surrounded by water
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isthmus
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narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
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lake
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a sizable inland body of water
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lowland
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land, usually level, at a low elevation
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meridian
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one of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longtitude
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mesa
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broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaler than plateau
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mountain
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landwith steep sides that rises sharply from surounding land
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mountain peak
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pointed top of a mountain
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mountain range
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a series of connected mountains
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mouth
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place where a stream/river flows into a larger body of water
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parallel
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one of many lines on the global grid that circle the earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude
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peninsula
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body of land jutting into a lake or ocean
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plain
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area of level land, usually a low elevation and often covered with grass
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plateau
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area of flat or rolilng land at a high elevation
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relief
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changes in elevation over a given area of land
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river
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large natural stream of water that runs through the land
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sea
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large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
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sea level
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position on land level with surface or nearby ocean or sea
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sound
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body of water between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast
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source
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place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
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strait
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narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
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tributary
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small tiver or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river
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valley
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area of low land between hills/mountains
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volcano
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mountain created as liquid rock/ash erupt from inside the earth
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