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The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth.
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What is Geography? (p.5)
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Means "to describe the earth" in Greek.
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An area of the Earth's surface with similar features.
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What is Region? (p.7)
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How places are "similar or different"
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The relationship between humans and their environment.
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What is Human-Environment Interaction? (p.8)
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"How people relate to the physical world"
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The physical features and cultural characteristics of a location.
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What is Place? (p.7)
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"What is it like?"
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How people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another.
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What is Movement? (p.9)
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Geographers analyse __?___ by 3 types of distance: linear, time, and psychological
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Where something is. Described as Absolute using coordinates of latitude & longitude or Relative using references to other places around it.
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What is Location? (p.6)
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"Where something is"
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Half the Earth as divided by the equator or prime meridian.
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What is Hemisphere? (p.6)
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Northern, Southern, Eastern or Western.
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An imaginary line which divides the earth into north and south halves.
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What is Equator? (p. 6)
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Origin is 0 degrees latitude
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An imaginary line dividing the earth east and west.
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What is the Prime Meridian?
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Origin is 0 degrees longitude
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Grid lines on a map/globe that run east to west & measure distances north & south.
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What is Latitude? (p.6)
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Also called Parallels.
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Grid lines on a map/globe that run north to south around earth & measure distances east and west.
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What is Longitude? (p.10)
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Also called Meridians.
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A three-dimensional representation of earth.
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What is a Globe? (p. 10)
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spherical symbol of earth with less distortion than maps
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A two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of earth's surface.
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What is a Map? (p. 10)
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portable and able to be drawn to scale
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A map-maker.
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What is a Cartographer? (p.10)
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Christopher Colombus's profession.
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A representation of man-made and natural features on the earth.
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What is a Topographic Map?
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Has high and low points representing elevation or depressions by contour lines
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A way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by presenting a round earth on flat paper.
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What is Map Projection? (p.10)
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reduces distortions of distance, shape, direction, or area.
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The wearing away of earth's surface by water, wind, ice or gravity.
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What is Erosion? (p. 43)
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preventable by careful ecological planning
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The study of the production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people.
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What is Economics? (p. 91)
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determines a countries wealth
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The interchange of goods and ideas around the world.
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What is Trade? (p.
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buying and selling commodities for profit
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Deposits of oil, coal or natural gas mad over millions of years in earths' crust from decayed organic matter under pressure.
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What are Fossil Fuels? (p.
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fuel source unable to be reproduced
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A series of satellites that orbit >100 miles above earth gathering data from its surface.
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What is Landsat? (p.12)
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Can scan the entire earth in 16 days over a 115 mile wide area.
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Uses a variety of sources to combine information from around the world and stores it in a digital database.
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What is Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?
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creates a composite map combining information from satellite images, aerial photos, and maps to help solve problems on earth
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A system using 24 satellites called Navstars which beam information to earth used to find exact positions on earth.
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What is Global Positioning System ( GPS ) p. 13.
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Use to track animals, or by sailors, hikers, explorers, and drivers to find their location on earth.
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The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
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What is Weather? p. 50.
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varies with atmosphere conditions of water vapor, cloud cover, landforms, bodies of water, elevation & air movement
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The typical weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time.
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What is Climate? p. 50.
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changes more slowly and determined by location on earth
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A person who studies the weather and atmospheric conditions.
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What is a meteorologist? p. ?
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Uses atmospheric information to predict the weather.
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A naturally formed feature on earth's surface.
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What is a Landform? p. 33.
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Ex. canyon, mountain, plain, et. al.
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A flat area of land covered in grass or brush.
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What is a Plain?
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A prarie.
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A high, flat area of land with steep sides.
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What is a Plateau?
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Tableland.
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A bowl-shaped depression in the land or ocean floor.
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What is a Basin?
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Below sea level. Ex. Death Valley in California.
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