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14 Cards in this Set
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Geography |
study of the physical structure of the earth |
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Geology |
The Science of the physical structure of the surface Elements of the Earth |
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Topography |
Science of elevations and of the physical features |
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Latitude |
imaginary line running east and west measured north and south |
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Longitude |
imaginary line running north and south and measured east and west |
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Equator |
imaginary circle equally distant between 2 poles around the Earth |
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Prime Meridian |
(longitude) great circle where meridians are measured in Greenwich England |
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Axis |
Line around which a body rotates |
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Tectonics |
Geology dealing with the faulting and folding of a planet or moons surface |
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Nomad |
people who move place to place with no fixed residence |
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Steppe |
Dry level grasslands with few to no trees |
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Savannah |
wet grassland containing scattered trees |
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Plateau |
Area of flat highland |
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Climate |
weather of a locality; its normal temp. and normal rainfall |
