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15 Cards in this Set
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What is geography?
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geography is the study of earth in all its variety.
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What is landforms?
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landforms are individual features of the land.
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What is an environment?
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environment is natural surrounding.
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What is GPS?
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GPS is Global Positioning System- group of satelites that travels arounds the earth which can be used to tell exact locations on the earth.
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What is an artifact?
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Objects made by earthy people like pottery or jewlery.
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What is a fossil?
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A fossil is a preserved remain or impression of early humans, animals, or plants.
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What is water cycle?
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Energy from sun, evaporation, condensation, saturation, presipitation, ground water, water cycle! The process in which water moves from the ocean to the air to the ground and finally back to the ocean.
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What is water vapor?
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Water vapor is water in the form of gas.
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What is evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process in which the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor.
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What is condensation?
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Condensation is the process in which air rises and cools, which makes the water vapor it holds back into liquid.
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What is precipitation?
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Precipitation is when water falls back to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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What is weather?
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Weather is unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a certain period of time.
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What is climate?
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Climate in the usual, predictable, pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.
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What is longitude?
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Longitude is the location east or west of the Prime Meridian measured by imaginary lines.
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What is latitude?
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Latitude is the location north or south of the equator measured by imaginary lines that are numbered in degrees north or south.
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