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30 Cards in this Set
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geography
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the study of the physical, biological, and cultural features of Earth's surface
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perspective
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the way a person looks at something
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landscapes
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scenery of places, including physical, human, and cultural features
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cartography
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the study of maps and mapmaking
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meteorology
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the study of weather
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region
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an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
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formal region
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region with one or more common features that make it differnet from surrounding areas
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functional region
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region made up of different places that are linked and function as one unit
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perception
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our awareness and understaning of the enviroment around us
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perceptual regions
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regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes
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grid
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lines crisscrossing each otehr in uniform intervals to create a pattern of squares
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latitude
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lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees
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longitude
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lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees
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equator
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an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
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parallels
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lines of latitude
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meridians
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lines of longitude
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prime meridian
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imaginary line drawn from the North Pole through Greenwich, England, to the South Pole
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degrees
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units used to measure distances between parallels and between meridians
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hemispheres
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halves of the globe diveided by the equator or a meridian
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continents
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large landmasses on Earth's surface
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atlas
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a collection of maps in one book
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map projections
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different ways of representing a round Earth on a flat map
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great-circle route
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shortest route between any two places on the planet
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compass rose
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a map element with arrows pointing in all four principal directions
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legend
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map key
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contiguous
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connecting or bordering
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precipitation
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condensed droplets of water that fall as rain, sleet or snow
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topography
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elevation, layout, and shape of a land
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climate graphs
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graphs showing average temperature and precipitation in a place
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population pyramids
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graphs showing the percentage of males and females by age group in a country's population
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