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22 Cards in this Set
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Geography
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The study of people, their environments, and their resources
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History
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Is an account of what has happened in the lives of different people
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Longitude
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Measure distance north to south from the equator
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Latitude
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Measure distance east to west from the prime meridian
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Irrigate
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Means to bring water to the desert
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cartographer
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Mapmakers
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Map projections
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Ways of drawing earth on a flat surface
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Globe
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A sphere with a map of earth printed on it
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hemispheres
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earth is divided into two halves. They are called...
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standard time zones
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A system that made it easier to tell time around the world
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isthmus
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a narrow strip of land
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elevation
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height of at least 1000 ft. (300m)
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hills
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areas of raised land that are lower and more rounded than mountains
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plains
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broad areas of failry leveled land
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plateaus
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Plains that range from a few hundred to many thousand ft. above sea level.
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mountains
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high, steep, rugged land
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tributaries
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streams or small rivers
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climate
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average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years
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weather
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Condition of earths atmosphere at any given time or any given place
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precipitation
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water that falls in the form of hail, sleet, rain, or snow
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altitude
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hight above sea level, and also affects the climate
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el nino
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southern oscillation
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