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25 Cards in this Set
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Times of the year when the su is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn
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Solistice
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Movement of soil and or sand by wind or water
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Erosion
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Type of tree that sheds its leaves
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Deciduous
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Term for weather patterns in a given area
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CLIMATE
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A viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences is called what?
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PERCEPTION
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The physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish it from other places is?
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CHARACTER OF A PLACE
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Condition at the bottom layer of the atmosphere at a given time.
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WEATHER
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Major type of ecosystem found in various regions.
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BIOMES
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Two times of the year when day and night are nearly equal in length.
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EQUINOX
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A place's location compare to other places. Ex: Faith is near Hwy 114
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RELATIVE LOCATION
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The exact position of place on the globe is called?
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ABSOLUTE LOCATION
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Cone bearing types of trees
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CONIFEROUS
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FORMS OF WATER THAT FALL TO THE EARTH
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PRECIPITATION
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Any of the seven large land masses that cover the earth is?
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CONTINENT
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The world of plants, animals and humans that live on the land and in the waters of the earth is called ___?
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BIOSPHERE
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The interaction of plants and animals with the environment
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ECOSYSTEM
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The water contained in the earth that inclues oceans, lakes, rivers and underground water.
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HYDROSPHERE
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The layers of gases, water vapor and other substances over the surface of the earth is called?
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ATMOSPHERE
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THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH-SOIL,ROCK AND LANDFORMS IS?
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LITHOSPHERE
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What do we call a slow moving mass of snow and ice?
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GLACIER
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What do we call the breaking dow\n of rock by either mechanical of chemical.?
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WEATHERING
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What's the particles of soil, sand and gravel that are carried by wind and water?
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SEDIMENT
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What is the actual breaking up of rock by physical weakening of rock by forces like ice and roots?
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MECHANICAL WEATHERING
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What do you call rain whose high concentration of chemicals from pollution kills plants qand animal life and causes chemical weathering of rocks?
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ACID RAIN
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The process by which the actural chemical structure of rock is changed is called ?
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CHEMICAL WEATHERING
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