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37 Cards in this Set
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tundra
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a region where temps are always cold or cool
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community
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all the people living in the same place and subject to the same laws
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Perma current
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the cold water current of the S.E. Pacific Ocean
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equator
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an imaginary line between the N and S
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climate
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the weather patterns that an area experiences
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latitude
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the series of imaginary lines also called paralles
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icy desert
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a cold desert usually near the poles
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landform
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an area on the earths surface with a definate shape
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tropical
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a climate that is very hot and humid
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earthquake
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in which two plates fault creating pressure on earths surface
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vegetation
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the plants in an area
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atmosphere
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the multi-layered band of gases that surround the earth
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Great Plains
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a dry area of short grasses located in N. America
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corosion
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the process in which water wind or ice wears away landforms
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weather
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the condition of the bottom layer of the atmosphere for a short period of time
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rotation
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the spinning movement of the earth
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canopy
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a dense mass of leaves forming the top layer of a forest
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plateau
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a large flat area that rises above the surrounding land
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mercator
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maps make the poles look bigger than they are
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currents
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a flow of water, air or any liquid
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Human Environment Interaction
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interaction stresses and how people effect movement
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longitude
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a series of imaginary lines called meridans that run N & S
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Prime Meridian
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an imaginary line that is the main longitude line
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location
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the exact place on earth or landmarks near it
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movement
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explains how peoples ideas and goods get from one place to another
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axis
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an imaginary line around which the earth rotates
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geography
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study of earth's surface & the process that shape it
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place
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a locations human and physical features
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projection
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a representation of earths surface on a flat piece of paper
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region
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a place with shared land, population or climate
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volcano
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an opening in the earth's surface, which molten rock, ash and gases from inside earth escape
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revolution
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one complete orbit around the sun
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Ring of Fire
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a circle of volcanic mountains that surround the Pacific Ocean
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plate techtonics
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the theory that earth's entire crust is made up of huge slabs of rock, called plates
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temperature
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the degree of hotness or coldness
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Gulf Stream
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a warm ocean current in the N. Atlantic
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precipitation
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all forms of water
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