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19 Cards in this Set
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relative location |
describes where a place is compared with other places |
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absolute location |
identifies a precise position on Earth surface often stated on longitude and latitude |
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hemisphere |
one -half of a sphere |
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equator |
the imaginary line that goes around the globe exactly halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
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Prime Meridian |
an imaginary line running from the North Pole through England and part of Africa to the South |
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Longitude |
a measure of the distance east or west of the distance east or west of the prime meridian expressed in degree,minutes, and seconds. |
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Region |
an area on Earth's surface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics |
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precipitation |
rain,hail ,sleet, or snow |
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Wetland |
a low-lying land area where water lies close to surface creating sloughs, swamps, bogs, pond, and freshwater marsh. |
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climate |
the type of weather a region experience over a long period of time |
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Continental shelf |
that portion of the coastal plain that extends into the ocean |
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fall lines |
the point which hill or mountainous lands meets the coastal plain |
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latitude |
a measure of the distance north or south of the equator, expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds |
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drought |
a lack of precipitation over a period of time that results in water shortages |
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wind current |
a large-scale wind system of the atmosphere, for example, the westerlies,trade winds and equatorial easterlies |
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trade winds |
a wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere especially at sea |
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Prevailing westerlies |
they are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitude between 30 and 60 degrees latitude |
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ocean current |
a continuous,directed movement of seawater generated by forces acted upon a flow |
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Barrier island |
along relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland, and built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast |
