Texas Geography Chapter 1

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Geography

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The study of the world, it people, and the interaction between them

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Culture

Back 2

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people

Front 3

Ecosystem

Back 3

A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

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Migration

Back 4

A movement of people or animals from one region to another

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Urbanization

Back 5

Movement of population from rural areas to cities

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Latitude

Back 6

East-west lines parallel to the equator used to measure distance in degrees north or south of the equator

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Longitude

Back 7

Imaginary lines running from north to south, or up and down, on a map

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Equator

Back 8

An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

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Prime Meridian

Back 9

An imaginary line passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which marks the 0° line of longitude

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Compass rose

Back 10

a drawing that shows the orientation of north, south, east, and west on a map

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Map scale

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The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface

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Africa

Back 12

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Asia

Back 13

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Europe

Back 14

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North America

Back 15

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South America

Back 16

Front 17

Australia/Oceania

Back 17

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Antarctica

Back 18

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Pacific Ocean

Back 19

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Atlantic Ocean

Back 20

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Indian Ocean

Back 21

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Arctic Ocean

Back 22