Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Globe

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Scale model of the Earth

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Map

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Symbolic representation of all or part of the planet

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Cartographers

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Uses mathematical formulas to turn information from a 3D map to a 2D map

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4
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Great Circle Routes

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Traveling along a great circle

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5
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Map Projections

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Projections of the round Earth into a flat surface

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Absolute Location

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Splitting Earth into a grid to help find EXACT places

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Hemisphere

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Halves Earth is split into (Western, Eastern, Northern, Southern)

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Latitude

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Circle the Earth parallel to the Equator

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9
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Longitude

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Circle the Earth from pole to pole

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10
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Map’s contain:

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Title, key, scale bar, compass rose

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11
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Scale

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Consistent, proportional relationships

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12
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Relative Location

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The location of one place in relation to another

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13
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Physical Map

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Show’s location and topography (physical features)

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Political Map

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Boundaries, locations, political units (Mass is human-made)

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15
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Thematic Map

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Emphasizes a single idea or specific information

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16
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5 Theme of Geography

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Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions

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Core

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The very center of the planet- inner & outer core

18
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Mantle

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thick layer of hot, dense rock and next to the outer core

19
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Crust

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Outer, rocky shell of the Earth

20
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Plate tectonics

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Physical process that creates many of the Earth’s physical features

21
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Folds

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Bends in layers of rocks

22
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Faulting

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Folding can no longer occur

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Earthquake

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Sudden, violent movements of tectonic along a fault

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Weathering

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Chemical or physical process that breaks down rock

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Erosion
Wearing away the Earth surface by wind
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Wind Erosion
Movement of dust, sand, and soil from one place to another
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Glacial l Erosion
Large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
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Water Erosion
Begins with spring water and rain water flows downhill and through streams cutting the land and wearing away the soil and rocks