geography Flashcards

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the study of the earth and how people live on it and use it.

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geography

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2
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all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals

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Environment

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3
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*the natural plant life of an area

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Vegetation

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4
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a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains,

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landform

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5
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an area with common features that set it apart ​from other areas

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region

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6
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****a stream of water **that flows across the land and empties into another of body of water

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river

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7
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a large body of salt water

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ocean

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8
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a dry environment with few planets and animals

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desert

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9
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**a **high land **form with steep sides,higher than a hill

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mountain

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10
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*an area of elevated at flat land

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plateau

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11
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a large area of nearly flat land

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plain

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12
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an area of low land between hills or mountain

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valley

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13
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a body of land completely surrounded by water

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island

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14
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****a fertile area in a desert that is watered by spring

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oasis

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15
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a body of land nearly surrounded by water

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peninsula

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16
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the weather patterm an area has over a long period of time

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climate

17
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**runs west and east **and measures the distance north and south of the equator

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Longitude

18
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show land divided into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders , capital cities and important cities.

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Political Map:

19
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living and non-living things ​made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans

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Natural resources (

20
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a natural resource that can ​renew, rebuild or replace itself given enough time.

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Non Renewable resource

21
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They include sun, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass.

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Renewable resource

22
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The way of life of a group of people.

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Culture:

23
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All the accomplishments, learning, achievements and inventions of one culture that is passed down from generation to generation.

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Legacy

24
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the way something is spread out or arranged over an area.

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Distribution map

25
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a type of map that shows the physical features and sometimes elevation of a particular area or region in a two-dimensional format

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Physical map

26
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measures the distance north or south of the equator

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latitube

27
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the beliefs and principles that you believe are important in the way that you live and work

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Values