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18 Cards in this Set
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Physical Geography |
The Study of the natural features of Earth(includes land, water, climate,vegetation, animals. |
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Human Geography |
The study of culture, including anything man-made or learned behaviors. |
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Place |
The physical and human characteristics of a location. |
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Region |
Areas that share unifying characteristics |
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Absolute Location |
The latitude and Longitude of a place. |
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Relative Location |
The location of a place depending upon reference points. |
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Human- Environment interaction |
How People interact with, adapt to and change their environment. |
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Continent |
One of the main/major land masses on earth's surface . |
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Ocean |
Vast body of salt that covers 3/4 of the earth's surface |
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Country |
A state or nation; human-made division with a division. |
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Vegetation |
The plant life of an area. |
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Climate |
The long-term weather of an area. |
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Culture |
The way of life of a group of people. Includes all learned behavior and ethnicity. |
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Rural |
Away from cities, farmland. |
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Urban |
Cites, characteristic, of city life. |
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Location |
Where place is found on earth |
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Boundary |
The (invisible) line that separates one state or a county from another. |
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Movement |
How/Why goods, people,and ideas move from place to place |