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Geography
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Is the study of where people, places, and things are located and of the ways in which things relate to each other.
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Absolute Location
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Its position on the earth in which a place can be found.
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Equator
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An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North an South poles), dividing the earth into two halves called hemispheres; used as a reference point from which north and south latitudes are measured.
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Hemisphere
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A halfway of the earth; the Equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The Prime Meridian divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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Latitude
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One of the series of imaginary lines, also called parallels, that circle the earth parallel to the Equator; used to measure the distance north and south from the Equator in degrees.
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Longitude
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One of the series of imaginary lines, also called, meridians, that run north and south from one pole to the other; used to measure the distance east and west from the Prime Meridian in degrees.
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Prime Meridian
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An imaginary line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwhich, England; it is designated 0 degrees longitude are measured.
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Relative Location
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The position of a place in relation to another place.
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Formal Region
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Places that have similar attributes. - Political Regions
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Funtional Region
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Places connected by movements - rail systems
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Geology
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The study of the earth's physical structure and history.
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Core
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The earth's center, consisting of every hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten,or liquid, in the outer core.
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Mantle
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A thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust that surrounds the earth's core.
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Crust
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The solid, rocky, surface layer of the earth.
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Continent
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Any of the seven large landmasses of the earth's surface: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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Relief
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The difference in evaluation, or height, of the landforms in any particular area.
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Lava
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Magma, or molten rock from the earth's mantle that breaks through the surface of the surface of the earth during volcantic activity.
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Fold
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A bend, or buckle in the earth's crust.
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Fault
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A fracture, or break, in the earth's crust.
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Plate Tectonics
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The theory that the earth's outer shell is composed of a number of large, unanchored plates, or slabs of rock, whose constant movement explains earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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Continental Drift Theory
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The idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride.
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Ring of the Fire
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A ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
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