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20 Cards in this Set
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Topography
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refers to descriptions of the physical characteristics of land masses, including evalation, slop and orientation
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Great Plains
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AKA Texas Panhandle
northernmost part of the state flat and treeless |
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Gulf Coast Plains
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directly below the Great Plains, extends to the Gulf Coast of Mexico and along the east coast of Texas
contains pine forest, humid low land areas |
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Trans-Pecos
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AKA Big Bend Country
West of the great plains and in the southwestern part of the state region is dry, rocky and mountainous |
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North central plains
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between the great plains and the gulf coast plains
contains the edwards aquifer |
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outline maps
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maps that contain outlines of geographic regions
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relief maps
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maps that contain raised features representing the topography of a region
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Puzzle maps
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maps that the teacher cuts into shapes for students to reassemble
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Topographic maps
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maps that use different colors and symbols to represent various geographic characteristics
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Seismographs
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used to measure the movement of seismic waves through the earth
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Remote sensing
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geographic info about an object region or event an be acquired without being in direct contact with it
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Ethnographies
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detailed descriptions of other cultures
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Tropical Rainforest
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year round high temp
great precipitation diverse plant and animal life |
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Tropical dry forest
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year round high temp
dry season |
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Savanna
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year-round high temp
highly seasonal rainfall mostly tropical grasslands with scattered trees |
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Desert
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high temp (cold nights and winters)
low precipitation many adaptations to drought conditions |
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Steppe
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temperate environment
variation in precipitation vegetation dominated by grasslands little diversity in plant and animal life |
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Temperate Forest
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seasonal variation in precipitation
temperate environment rich soils deciduous trees |
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Taiga
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cold winters w/snow
less diversity in plant and animal life coniferous trees |
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Tundra
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long winters, severe winds, limited sun, frozen ground, poor soils
little diversity in plant and animal life |
