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What is a GPS

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Global Positioning System Uses series of satellites called nav stars

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5 themes of geography

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Location place region movement h-e interaction

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Projections

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Planar (azimuthal) conical and compromise (Mercator homosline and Robinson)

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Different kinds of thematic maps?

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Qualitative cartogram flow line

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Name the spheres

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Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere

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What’s weathering and erosion

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Weathering: when rock is changed in a way that makes it break down and becomes smaller
Erosion: when rock is moved

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Different kinds of weathering

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Mechanical: break rock into smaller pieces

Chemical: rock is changed into a new substance

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Solid rice and equinox?

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Solstice: Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn shine directly overhead

Equinox: days and night are all the same around the world. 2 a year

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What influences climate?

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Water vapor
Cloud cover
Landforms
Elevation
Ar movement
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