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44 Cards in this Set
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absolute location
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the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found
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relative location
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describes a place in relation to other places around it
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equator
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imaginary line that circles the globe
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prime meridian
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imaginary line at zero meridian used to mesure longitude east and west
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latitude lines
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run parallel to the equator
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core
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earth's center, made of iron, nickel; inner core is solid and outer core is liquid
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lava
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magma that has reached the earth's system
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lithosphere
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the solid rock portion of the earth's surface
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Richter scale
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way to measure information collected by seismographs to determine the relative strength of an earthquake
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epicenter
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point where an earthquake began
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chemical weathering
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the process that changes rock into a new substance through interactions among elements in the air or water and the minerals in the rock
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delta
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a fan-like landform made of deposited sediment, left by a river that slows as it enters the ocean
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megalopolis
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a region where several large cities and surrounding areas grow together
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free enterprise system
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an economic system where private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and buisnesses, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government
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service industry
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any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product
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Crusades
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series of wars launched by Eruopean Christians in 1096 to capture the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslims
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age of exploration
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none
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balkanization
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the process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units
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longitude lines
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a set of imaginary lines that go around over the earth's poles, dividing it east and west
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heimsphere
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each half of the globe
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globe
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a three-dimensional representation of the earth
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map projection
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a way of mapping the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions
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topographic map
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a general reference map; a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth
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mantle
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a rock layer about 1,800 miles thick that is between the earth's crust and the earth's core
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magma
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the molten rock material formed when solid rock in the earth's mantle or crust melts
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seismograph
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a device that meausres the size of the waves created by an eqathquake
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Ring of Fire
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the chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacfic Rim
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mechanical weathering
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natural processes that break rock into smaller pieces
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loess
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wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil
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service industry
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any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product
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Crusades
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series of wars launched by Eruopean Christians in 1096 to capture the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslims
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age of exploration
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none
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balkanization
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the process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units
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longitude lines
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a set of imaginary lines that go around over the earth's poles, dividing it east and west
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heimsphere
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each half of the globe
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globe
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a three-dimensional representation of the earth
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map projection
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a way of mapping the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions
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topographic map
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a general reference map; a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth
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mantle
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a rock layer about 1,800 miles thick that is between the earth's crust and the earth's core
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magma
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the molten rock material formed when solid rock in the earth's mantle or crust melts
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seismograph
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a device that meausres the size of the waves created by an eqathquake
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Ring of Fire
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the chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacfic Rim
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mechanical weathering
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natural processes that break rock into smaller pieces
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loess
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wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil
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