5 themes of geography Flashcards

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1
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lines circle globe in east-west and north- south directions made up of lines of longitude and latitude.

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grid

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2
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the exact or relative spot of something on Earth

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location

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3
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the physical and human features of a location

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place

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4
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enviromental Interaction- the ways people and enviroments interrelate with and affect each other

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Human

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5
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how people and things change locations and the effects of these changes

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movement

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6
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geographic ares with one or more shared characteristics

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Region

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7
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are drawn in an east- west direction

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latitude

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8
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line drawn in a north-south direction.

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longitude

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9
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an imagionary line that circles the globe halfway between Earth’s North and south pole

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equator

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10
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lines of latitude

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parallels

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11
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lines of longitude

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meridans

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12
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imaginary line drawn from the north pole through greenwhich, england to the south pole.

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prime meridan

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13
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parallels and meridans measure distances in degress.

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degrees

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14
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equator divides into two halves

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hemisphere

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15
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seven large land masses

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continents

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16
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book of maps

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atlas

17
Q

different ways of presenting our round Earth on flat maps

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map projections

18
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the shortest route between two places

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great-circle route

19
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has arrows that point to all four directions

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compass rose

20
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identifies the symbols on a map and what they represent

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legend

21
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connecting

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contiguous

22
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maps that are paired with climate maps at the beginning of units

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precipitation

23
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elevation, layouts , and shapes

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topography

24
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shoes the average temperatures and precipitaion in a place

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climate graphs

25
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range of average monthly temperatures

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populations pyramids