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Geography Flashcards

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4 parts of the water cycle

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Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Run off

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PEPEC

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Physical
Environmental
Political
Economical
Cultural
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Location

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A specific place on earth

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Hemisphere

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The earths division into two halves

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Region

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Areas united by specific factors

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Ecosystem

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A community of organisms that depend on each other

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Absolute location

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The exact spot at which a place is found on the globe

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Human env. Interaction

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The study of the interrelationship between people and their physical envirinment

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Physical geography

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The study of earths physical features

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Human geography

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The study of human activity and their relationships to cultural and physical environment

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Meteorology

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The study of weather or forecasting

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Cartography

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Studying and making maps

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GIS

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Computer tools that process and organize data

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Terrestrial planets

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Hard rocky crust planets

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Gas giants

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Less dense planets

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Meteoroids

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Pieces of space debri

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During what season does the sun fully tilt away from us

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Winter

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What causes seasons to change

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Earths tilt in relation to the sun

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere when it’s spring in the southern

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Fall

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What event occurs on September 21 each year

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Fall equinox

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What event occurs on December 21 each year

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Winter solstice

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What even occurs on June 21 each year?

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Summer solstice

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What is the main force that drives surface currents

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Wind

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What causes the coriolis effect

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Earths rotation

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The Gulf Stream delivers water into what region?

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Western Europe

25
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What happens to warm water carried by the Gulf Stream

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Heat radiates into the atmosphere

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What happens to warm water when it loses heat energy

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Cools and sinks

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A system of deep shallow currents that circle the earth are called?

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Global conveyor belt

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What causes wind to blow

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Differences in air pressure and temperature

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Why do some winds blow all the time?

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Equator is warmer than poles

30
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List the 5 factors affecting climate?

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Elevation
Latitude
Wind currents
Ocean currents
Land forms
31
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5 climate regions

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Tropical
Dry
High latitude
Mid latitude
 high land
32
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4 elements of culture

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Language
Religion
Social groups
Gov and economy

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2 levels of gov

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Unitary and federal

34
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3 types of gov

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Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy

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3 economic systems

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Traditional
Market
Command

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4 economic activities

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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

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