Vocabulary

Question 1

The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth

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Geography

Question 2

The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found

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Absolute Location

Question 3

Describes a place in relation to other places around it

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Relative Location

Question 4

Each half of the globe

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Hemisphere

Question 5

The imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves

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Equator

Question 6

The imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west, and dividing the earth’s east and west halves; also called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, England

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Prime Meridian

Question 7

Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and are used in locating places north or south

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Latitude

Question 8

Imaginary lines that divide the earth east and west

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Longitude

Question 9

A three-dimensional representation of the earth

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Globe

Question 10

A two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth’s surface

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Map

Question 11

A landmass above water on the earth

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Continent

Question 12

The hypothesis that all continents were once joined into a supercontinent that split apart over millions of years

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Continental Drift

Question 13

An enormous moving shelf that forms the earth’s crust

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Tectonic Plate

Question 14

A sometimes violent movement of the earth, produced when tectonic plates grind or slip past each other at a fualt

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Earthquake

Question 15

A giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, with great destructive power

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Tsunami

Question 16

A natural event, formed when magma, gases, and water from the lower part of the crust or mantle collect in underground chambers and eventually erupt and pour out of cracks in the earth’s surface

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Volcano

Question 17

Physical and chemical processes that change the characteristics of rock on or near the earth’s surface, occurring slowly over many years

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Weathering

Question 18

Small pieces of rock produced by weathering processes

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Sediment

Question 19

The result of weathering on matter, created by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity

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Erosion

Question 20

Either two times a year when the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon at the furthest points north or south, and that mark the beginning of summer and winter; in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is the longest day and the winter solstice is the shortest

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Solstice

Question 21

Each of the two days in a year on which day and night are equal in length; marks the beginning of spring and autumn

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Equinox

Question 22

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time

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Weather

Question 23

The typical weather conditions at a particular location as observed over time

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Climate

Question 24

The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group

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Culture

Question 25

A group that shares a geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture

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Society

Question 26

A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage

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Ethnic Group

Question 27

Taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need

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Innovation

Question 28

The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to different societies

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Diffusion

Question 29

The cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept of adopt an innovation

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Acculturation