test 1 Flashcards

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Bangkok W/E

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E

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LA W/E

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W

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3
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Tokio W/E

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E

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4
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Sao paulo W/E

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W

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5
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Košice W/E

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E

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6
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Dublin W/E

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W

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7
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parallels of latitude up->

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n pole
artic circle
tropic of cancer
equator
tropic of capricorn
antartic circle
s pole

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8
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Geography is the the why of where /meaning

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Why certain things are in a certain place

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9
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2 main branches of geo

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HUMAN/PHYSICAL geo

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10
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Human geo

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-study of human activities,societes and their interaction w enviroment
-(Political,Urban,cultural ,Economic GEO)

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Physical geo

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-focuses on earth’s natural features and processes
-(physical landforms,climatology,biogeography,)

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12
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father of geo

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erastothenes

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13
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object of geo

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-study and understand the earth’s physical and human features and the relationships between them.

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14
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geosphere

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concentrially arranged natural layers that together create a landscape
-(atmosphere,hydrosphere,litosphere,biosphere)

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15
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cartography

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science that studies map/map making

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16
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map

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scaled down drawing of a plan

17
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globe

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3d version of a plan

18
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plans

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drawing of a small area on a large scale

19
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heliocentric

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sun at the centre(copernicus)

20
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geocentric

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all the planets orbiting around the earth(ptolemy)

21
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topographic vs thematic

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topo-graphical representation of 3 dimensional shape of earths surface
thematic-only studies one theme

22
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1:25 000

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1cm represents 25 000 m in reality

23
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types of maps(scale)

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Large scale -1:10 000-1:200 000
medium scale -1:200 000-1:1 000 000
small scale-more than 1:1 000 000

24
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where can we us geo knowledge

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orientation in forest ,gps

25
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what is geo

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a science that studies lands,features,processes and relationships among the lands

26
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Sydney S/N

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S

27
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Nuuk S/N

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N

28
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La paz S/N

A

S

29
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bagdad S/N

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N

30
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Cairo S/N

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N

31
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Windhoek

A

S

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