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climate
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the long term conditions (30+ years) of aggregate weather over a region, summarized by averages and measures in variability
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a synthesis of the succession of weather events we have learned to expect at any given location
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geo
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earth
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graphos
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to write or describe
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spatial viewpoint
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the geographic perspective that emphasizes how things are organized on the earth's surface
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regions
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areas of the earth's surface makes by certain properties our characteristics
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can be distinguished by cultural or natural (physical) characteristics
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formal region
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marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena -physical or internal characteristics
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corn belt megalopolis aka uniform region
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functional region
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a region marked less by its sameness than its dynamic internal structure like urban core or economic activity
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los Angeles metropolitan area
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transition zones
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marked by gradual shift (rather than a sharp break) in characteristics that distinguish neighboring realms
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tectonic plates
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the heavier rock that the continents float on, whose movement is propelled by giant circulation cells in magma below
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subduction
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where two tectonic plates comes together, with one plate sliding underneath the other, causing volcanoes and earthquake
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ring of fire
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series of active underwater volcanoes and earthquake epicenters encircling earth's largest ocean
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population density
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does where people live by revealing the number of persons per unit area
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physiologic density
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number of persons per unit of arable (agricultural) land
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development
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concept used to giraffe a state's economic, social & institutional growth
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scale
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the relative size of an area on a map and the actual size of the mapped address on the surface of the earth
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1 inch = 100 miles
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cultural landscape
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the distinctive attributes of a society imprinted on its portion of the world's physical stage
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culture
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shared patterns of learned behavior passed from generation to generation
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beliefs, institutions and technology
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climate classifications
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A. humid equatorial
B. dry C. humid temperate D. humid cold E. polar cold H. highland |
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physical geography
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the study of natural features and processes
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studying climate, weather etc
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climate classification A
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humid equatorial
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equator
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climate classification B
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dry
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desert or Arizona
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climate classification C
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humid temperate
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no climatic extremes, cold winters, precipitation, moist/dry summer
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climate classification D
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humid cold
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very cold winter, cool summers; continental climates
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climate classification E
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cold polar
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permanent ice and snow. north & south poles
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climate classification H
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highland
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sound anywhere at high elevations
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