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17 Cards in this Set
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a flat, sandy area where a river extends into an ocean
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delta
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a way to draw curved areas of Earth on a flat surface
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map projection
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related to regions near the equator; a warm, moist climate
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tropical
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a resource that can be replaced as it is used; ex. trees, crops
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renewable resource
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a resource that cannot be replaced by natural resources or is replaced extremely slowly ( ex. oil, coal, natural gas)
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nonrenewable resource
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Earth's layers
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crust, mantle & core
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the layers of air around the Earth; 1000 miles thick & made of nitrogen & oxygen & other gases
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atmosphere
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the process of wind, ice & flowing water breaking down rock into bits of soil & rock
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weathering
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map projection that shows true shapes of continents & islands; good for ocean navigation due to accurate direction
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Mercator Projection
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map projection that only has distortion at the poles; used in Geography books
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Robinson Projection
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the spinning of Earth on its axis every 24 hours/day
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rotation
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passage around the sun each 365 1/4 days causing seasonal changes
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revolution
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Earth's angel on its axis which points the North Pole slightly toward the Sun and the South Pole away from it causing Seasonal Changes
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tilt
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long term weather patterns determined by elevation above sea level and proximity to oceans
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Climate Predictors
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layer of oxygen-type gas that protects Earth from the Sun's harmful rays; may cause blindness or cancer
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Ozone Layer
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Forces within Earth cause huge plates of Earth's crust to migrate over millions of years building mountains, gorges, and causeing earthquakes along fault lines
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Tectonic Theory
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Polar, Cool/Moist, Warm/Moist, Dry & Tropical
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5 Climate Regions
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