Social studies Flashcards

physical geography

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Landform

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a Natural shape on the Earth’s surface such as a mountain or a valley

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water body

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a body of water forming a physiographical feature an example would be sea

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Mountain range

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A group or a lion of mountains with a particular name. An example would be Himalayas

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Strait

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A narrow area of sea that connects two larger area of sea. an example would be strait of Gibraltar

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Hemisphere

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one of two halves of the earth especially about or below the equator

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biome

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A region of the Earth’s surface and the particular combination of climate, plants, and animals that are found in

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Climate

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the general weather conditions usually found in a particular space

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Equator

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An imaginary line draw around the middle of the earth an equal distance from the North Pole and South Pole

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Latitude

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The position north of south of the equator measured from 0° to 90°

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Longitude

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The distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South Pole, measured in degrees.

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Prime Meridian

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the imaginary line from the North Pole to the South
Pole that passes through Greenwich in England and marks 0° longitude, from which all other
longitudes are measured.

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Archipelago

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Archipelago is a group of small islands or an area of sea in which there
are many small islands. An example would be the Hawaiian archipelago.

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Isthmus

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Isthmus is a narrow piece of land withe water on each side that joins two
larger areas of land. An example would be the Isthmus of Panama

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International Date line

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an imaginary line between the most
northern and southern points on earth goes through the Pacific Ocean. The date on the west
side of the line is one day earlier than the east side of the line

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Continent

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one of the seven large land masses on the earth’s surface,
surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries. An
example would be the North American continent

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16
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exploration

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Going to unknown places, discovering new things.

17
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Silk road

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A network of road’s that connected Europe and Asia.

18
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社会のためのフラッシュカード作ったから、よかったら作ってください。

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前にThe Lotteryのやつ作れなかったお詫びです。