Texas History Chapter 1

Front 1

Landforms

Back 1

shapes and types of land

Front 2

Plate Tectonics

Back 2

the theory that the Earth's surface is divided into a number of plates which float independently over hot liquid rock, forming new land patterns and causing earthquakes

Front 3

Climate

Back 3

the average weather of place over a period of 20 to 30 years

Front 4

Vegetation

Back 4

plant life that grows in an area

Front 5

Culture

Back 5

the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people

Front 6

Physical Geography

Back 6

the study of the land and its features

Front 7

Human Geography

Back 7

learning about people and their ways

Front 8

Absolute Location

Back 8

the term geographers use to describe the exact location of a place

Front 9

Latitude

Back 9

the measure of distance north and south of the Equator

Front 10

Longitude

Back 10

the measure of distance east and west of the Prime Meridian

Front 11

Equator

Back 11

an imaginary line the divides the Earth into northern and southern halves

Front 12

Meridians

Back 12

also known as lines of longitude, they measure distance east and west from the Prime Meridian

Front 13

Prime Meridian

Back 13

an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England, and divides the Earth into eastern and western halves

Front 14

Relative Location

Back 14

the location of a place compared to another place

Front 15

Globe

Back 15

the most accurate "picture" of the Earth, it is a sphere with a map of the Earth printed on it

Front 16

Relief

Back 16

a change in elevation

Front 17

Scale

Back 17

the size of a globe compared to the Earth itself

Front 18

Physical Map

Back 18

a map that highlights many of the natural features of a place, such as mountains, plains, and lakes, by using color and shading

Front 19

Political Map

Back 19

a map that shows features of place such as countries, counties, states, and cities

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Projection

Back 20

a method of transferring the Earth's curved surface onto a flat map

Front 21

Drought

Back 21

long periods in which rain falls at a much lower rate than usual and may cause severe damage to crops

Front 22

Escarpment

Back 22

a steep cliff

Front 23

Mesa

Back 23

naturally flat-topped hills

Front 24

Buttes

Back 24

steep-sided hills