chapter 1 Flashcards

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1
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the study of everything on earth

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geography

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the way someone looks at something

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perspective

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3
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the scenery of a place

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landscapes

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4
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the study of maps and map making

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cartography

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5
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the study of weather

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meteorology

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6
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an area with one or more common features

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region

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7
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one or more common features

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formal region

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8
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different places that are linked together

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functional region

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9
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awareness and understanding of the environment around us

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perception

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10
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regions that reflect human feelings

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perceptual regions

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exact or relative spot

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location

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12
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the physical and human features of location 5 themes

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place

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13
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the ways people and environments interrelate 5 themes

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human- environmental interaction

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14
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how people and things change location 5 themes

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movement

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15
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organizes earth into onto geographic areas 5 themes

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region

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16
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distribution and characters

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human geography

17
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earths natural enviroments

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physical geography

18
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place movement location region human environmental

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5 themes of geography

19
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lines circle globe east to west and north to south directions the pattern is

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grid

20
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east to west

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latitude

21
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north to south

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longitude

22
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imaginary line

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equator

23
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lines of latitude are also called:

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parallel

24
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lines of longitude are:

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Mediterraneans

25
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imaginary line through north pole

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prime meridian

26
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parallels are measured in:

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degrees

27
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equator divides into two halves also known as:

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hemispheres

28
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seven large land masses

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continents

29
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book of maps

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atlas

30
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different ways of representing how the earth is on a map

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map projections

31
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shortest round between any two places

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great map circle route

32
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a directional indicator shows which direction

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compass rose

33
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the key of a map

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legend

34
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the bordering states

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contiguous

35
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water droplets or water falls

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precipitation

36
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elevation layout

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topography

37
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average temps and precp

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climate graphs

38
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percent of males and females by age group in a country

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population pyramids