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Five themes of geography

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Location, Place, Movement, Region, HEI

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Geocentric

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Earth is at the center of the universe

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Heliocentric

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Sun is at center of universe (Galileo + Copernicus)

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earth’s spheres

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lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

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Lowest Point of Earth

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Shore of the death sea

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Highest point on earth

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Mt Everest

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Suez Canal

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separates Asia + Africa

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Isthmus of Panama

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separates North + South America

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Pangea

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Continents split in half

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How does the Earth change?

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plate tectonics, erosion

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coniferous

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pine trees (don’t loose leaves)

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deciduous

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changes color + looses leaves

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Rachel Carson

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marine biologist and writer, wrote “silent spring” on how pesticides are bad for the enviorment, intelligent, talented, family oriented

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Gaylord Nelson

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created Earth day, senator of WI, involved, determined

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