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1
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Geography is not a

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trivia game

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2
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geography definition

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a science that deals with the natural features of the earth, the climate, products and inhabitants

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3
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geography is a _____ topic

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diverse

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4
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two divisions of geography at the macro level

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human/social AND physical

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5
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how many divisions of geography are there at the macro level

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2

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6
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geography definition is ______

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broad

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7
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the beginning of the world is associated with

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the beginning of the solar system

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8
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how would you describe the earth over its lifetime

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changing, it has not remained the same

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9
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science is the pursuit of

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truth

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10
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what don’t scientists do

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believe in anything

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11
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people associate what with science

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policy

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12
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are policy and science the same thing

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NO

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13
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what interaction does this describe?
soils and ecosystems and biomes

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the biosphere

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14
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the biosphere encompasses

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soils
ecosystems
biomes

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15
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what interaction does this describe?
endogenic and exogenic processes

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the lithosphere

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16
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the lithosphere is made up of both

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endogenic and exogenic processes

17
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endogenic process

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processes that shape the land by forces coming from within the earth

18
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earth structure is an ______ process

A

endogenic

19
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tectonics is an ______ process

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endogenic

20
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exogenic process

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geological phenomena and processes that originate externally to the Earth’s surface

21
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fluvial is an ______ process

A

exogenic

22
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glacial is an _____ process

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exogenic

23
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periglacial is an _____ process

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exogenic

24
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periglacial

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concerned with the development of landscapes in cold, nonglacial environments.

25
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glacial

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concerned with the role of glacial ice in landform and landscape evolution

26
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fluvial

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associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them.

27
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what interaction does this describe?
energy flow and global temp

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atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere

28
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what interaction does this describe?
feedbacks

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atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere

29
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what interaction does this describe?
weather, air mass, cyclones

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atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere

30
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what interaction does this describe?
atmosphere and radiation

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atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere

31
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atmosphere

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made of the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body

32
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hydrosphere/cryosphere

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hydrosphere: all the waters on the Earth’s surface

Cryosphere : frozen water on Earth

33
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biosphere

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relatively thin layer of the Earth’s surface that supports life

34
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lithosphere

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outermost layer of Earth, composed of the crust and the brittle part of the upper mantle

35
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4

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lithosphere

36
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3

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Hydrospere

37
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2

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atmosphere

38
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1

A

biosphere

39
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what interaction is this

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cryosphere