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10 Cards in this Set
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Geographers identify imaginaryeast-west circles, or what lines arund the globe?
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Latitude
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Halfway between the North and the South poles, the what circles the globe?
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Equator
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The study of the Earth is called what?
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geography
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The unit of measure used to determine an absolute location on a map or a globe is a(n) what?
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degree
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A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called a(n) what?
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projection
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Through their study of the Earth, geographers learn how the Earth and its people affect what?
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each other
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To learn more about the Earth, geographers organize information according to what themes?
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location,place,human-enviroment interaction, movement, and regions
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Which pair of basic questions guides geographers in their work?
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Wher are things located?
Why are they there? |
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What do geographers learn by studying the theme of human-enviroment interaction?
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how people and the enviroment affect each other
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Latitude and Longitude lines help geographers identify what?
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absolute location
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