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60 Cards in this Set
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Projection-
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to draw the round earth onto a flat surface
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Lines of longitude will be either
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east or west
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comets-
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rocks with firey tails
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Human/Environment Interaction-
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how humans in their environment interact
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The highest place on earth is
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mount everest
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0* latitude
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the equator
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volcanoes-
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a moutain that explodes with lava
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With coordiantes, you start with lines of
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latitude
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Intermediate directions-
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Northwest, Northeast, southwest, southeast
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What are the five themes of geography?
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location
place human/environment interaction movement region |
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culture-
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a way of life
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The Prime Meridan runs through
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Greenich, England
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hubble-
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space station
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What are latitude and longitude measured in?
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Degrees
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axis-
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we are living on a tilt
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0* longitude
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Prime Meridian
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to orbit around the sun it takes
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365 days
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Movement-
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How do they connect and move around?
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How many planets are there?
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9
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Place-
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What is it like there? (wheather, what to wear)
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Tropic of capricorn
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under the equator
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Lines of latitude go
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north and south
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Hemisphere-
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half of the earth or globe
there's the northern, southern, east and western hemispheres |
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What is geography?
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Geography is the study of the earth and the way people live and work on it.
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Compass Rose-
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North, south, east, and west
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Region-
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What types of physical features are there? (mountains, waters, alps)
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The great circle is
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the shortest possible distance between 2 places on earth.
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Location-
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Where is it?
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How many continents do we have?
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seven
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What is latitude?
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lines of latitude are known as parallels and go from side to side
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Political Map
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shows the actual physical features (mountains,lakes,rivers)
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What is a grid system?
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lines of latitude and longitude
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What is a catographer?
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a person who makes maps
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Mercator Projection
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used by sailors
does not show the true size of land |
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Our proximity to the sun is
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93 million miles
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Key-
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Symbols representing lakes, capitals,
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Equinox-
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september 23rd
the start of fall |
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it takes ____ hours to rotate once
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24
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climate-
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weather patterns
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Core-
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the inner layer of the earth made up of iron and nickel
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The lowest point below sea level is
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the dead sea
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Scale-
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represents miles
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Internal forces-
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plates
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asteroids-
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massive rocks
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fault lines are
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the center of an earthquake in the epicenter.
a break in the earth's crust |
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summer solstice
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june 21st longest sunlight
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What are four map distortions?
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direction
shape size distance |
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Mantle-
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made up of oxygen, second layer
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Crust-
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the last layer, land mast made up of continents
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The ______ is the most accurate map.
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Globe
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The seven continents are
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north america
south america europe asia africa australia antarctica |
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What's a map symbol?
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Symbols found on a map.
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Satellites...
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take images of the earth
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Vernal equinox-
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march 21 day and night are equal
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rivers...
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start in the mountains and flow into a gulf, bay or ocean
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external forces-
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erosion and glaciers
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Robinson Projection
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shows the true size of land
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December 22nd-
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the start of winter
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natural resources-
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water, oil, air
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Moutains are
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steep slopes with a summit
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