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61 Cards in this Set
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TODAL
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Title, Orientation, Date, Author, and Legend
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Geography means the study of?
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Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments.
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What are the three main zones of latitude?
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Tropics, Temperate, and Polar.
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Explain what latitude causes the change in?
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Latitude causes changes in climate.
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Explain what longitude causes the change in?
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The time zone in a particular location.
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What are the main parts of the earth's structure?
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Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, and Crust.
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What are the types of plates that collision with each other?
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convergent, divergent, subduction, and transforming.
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What are fault lines?
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a fracture along which the crust has moved
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What is the ring of fire and where is it located?
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It is a places where major earthquakes and volcano eruptions occur, around the pacific ocean.
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Peninsula
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a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
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Isthmus
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a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
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Strait
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a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
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Plateau
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an area of relatively level high ground.
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Desalination
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process that removes minerals from saline water.
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Irrigation
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watering of land to make it ready for agriculture.
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Terrace Farming
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type of farming that consists of different steps or terraces.
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Weathering definition and the examples of each
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wear aways or change the appearance or texture of by long exposure to the air.
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Erosion definition and the examples of each
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the gradual destruction or diminution of something.
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Tilt
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move or cause to move in a sloping position.
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Axis
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an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
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Rotation
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the action of rotating around an axis or center.
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Revolution
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path of earth around the sun.
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Solstice include dates
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Summer-June 21-23, Winter-December 21-23.
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Equinox include dates
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Fall-September 21-23, Spring-March 211-23.
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What is weather
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the state of the atmosphere at a place and time.
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What is climate? What two types of data do you need to determine climate
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the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time; temperature and precipitation.
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What causes the seasons to change?
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The tilt of the Earth on its axis.
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Tropical Wet
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Brazil, DRC, and Indonesia. Rainforest. 80°. 100-300 inches.
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Tropical wet and dry
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Africa, Brazil, and India. Grasses, shrubs, and scattered trees. 77°. 4-25 inches.
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Semi Arid
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Sahel, North America, and Australia. Grasses and shrubs. 64°. 10-20 inches.
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Arid
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Africa, Australia, and South America. Bushes, grasses, and cactus. -30°(-130°). 8 inches.
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Mediterranean
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California, Australia, and Chile. Trees, grasses, and herbs. 50°(-72°). 20 inches.
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Humid Subtropical
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North America, Africa, and Australia. Shrubs, bushes, and evergreens. 47-75°. 48 inches.
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Marine west coast
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Europe, North America, and South America. Trees, ferns, and grasses. 30-72°. 30-98 inches.
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Humid continental
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Europe, Asia, and North America. Trees, grasses, and shrubs. 25-71°. 20-50 inches.
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Subarctic
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Canada, Alaska, and Asia. Evergreens, ferns, shrubs, and grasses. -40-85°. 10-20 inches.
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Tundra
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Greenland, Canada, and Asia. Mosses, algae, and lichens. -33-42°. 515 inches.
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Polar ice cap
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Greenland and Antarctica. Fungus, algae, and lichens. -70(-16). 7 inches.
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Highlands
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Asia, South America, and Europe. Depends on elevation for the rest.
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What is culture?
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the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement.
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8 elements of Culture
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Language, Religion, Food, Shelter, Education, Security, Families, and Creative expression.
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What is the number one thing needed in order to have culture?
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Language.
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Urbanization
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Taking on the characteristics of a city.
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Cultural Convergence
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the contact and interaction of one culture with another.
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Spatial Diffusion
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an idea or innovation is transmitted between individuals and groups across space.
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Cultural Hearth and locations on the planet earth
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a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread.
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Developed countries
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most industrial economies.
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Less Developed/Developing
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stages of a country's lifetime.
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In-Transition
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the movement of people, involving a change of residence.
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Birth Rate
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the rate at which babies are born.
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Death Rate
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the rate at which deaths are occurring.
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Natural Increase
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the difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths.
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Population pyramids and the 5 types
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They are used to show the amount of people in the society. Skinny, Regular, Barrel, Diamond, In Transition.
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Rural
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out in the country.
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Urban
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in the city.
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What is standard of living?
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the level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to people.
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Define Push and pull factors and give examples
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Push factors are something that would make people want to go away; environmental, political, social, and economic. Pull factors are something that would make people want to come; personal freedom, social equality, and economic.
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Why do we have government-
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So that decisions can be made for our country, and someone is in charge.
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Types of Governments
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Democracy, Autocracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Communism, and Theocracy.
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Types of Economic Systems and the three basic questions each must answer
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Traditional, Command, Market, and Mixed. What, How, and Whom?
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What are the four parts of Latin America?
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Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
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