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| The study of the Earth and its people |
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| One of the two major divisions of systematic geography; Earth's natural phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and elevation. |
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| One of the two major divisions of Geography; the spatial analysis of human population, culture (language, religion), transportation, etc... |
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| This symbol compares distance on the map with distance in the real world (example: 1 inch = 100 miles) |
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| This symbol shows the orientation on a map; north is usually at the top, but NOT always |
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| The formal name that is used for north, south, east, and west |
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| The formal name that is used for Northwest, Southeast, etc |
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| This explains what the colors and symbols on a map represent |
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| This system of intersecting lines is used to identify absolute locations on Earth |
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| A specific point on Earth; the "GPS" coordinates of a place (latitude, longitude) |
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| The numbers used to express absolute location (latitude, longitude) |
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| Where one place is, in reference to another place (Edina is south of Minneapolis) |
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| The problem that happens when a sphere is flattened to make a map |
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| The image of the Earth placed onto a flat surface; there are several examples that have different uses |
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| The horizontal lines of the global grid that measure how far north or south of the equator |
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| The formal name for lines of latitude |
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| The vertical lines of the global grid that measure how far east or west of the prime meridian |
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| The formal name for lines of longitude |
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| Time zones are based on this line; it is located at 0 degrees longitude |
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| This longitude line marks the change between 2 calendar days; 180 degrees east/west |
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| 0 degrees latitude; The sun's rays directly hit this latitude line all year |
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| latitude 23.5 degrees North; The northern line of the tropics region; the sun's rays directly hit it at the summer solstice |
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| latitude 23.5 degrees South; The southern line of the tropics region; the sun's rays directly hit it at the winter solstice |
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| half of the earth; equator divides north and south; Prime Meridian divides west and east |
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| 7 large land masses on earth |
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| The 5 largest water bodies on earth (salt water) |
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| area between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Lots of sunshine and hot all year, lots of rain, no winter |
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| cold regions around the north and south poles |
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| a line of latitude (66.5 degrees north); border of the polar region in the northern hemisphere |
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| a line of latitude (66.5 degrees south); border of the polar region in the southern hemisphere |
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| climate region between the tropics and polar (30 to 60 degrees latitude);weather changes with seasons |
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| Movement of Earth around the sun (takes about 365 days) |
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| An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates |
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| The spinning of Earth on its axis (takes about 24 hours) |
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| the slight angle of the earth on its axis; this along with revolution create seasons because the sun's rays hit earth at different angles |
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| A type of map that displays one or more variables-such as population, or income level-within a specific area. |
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| are the natural characteristic of the earth's surface (river, mountain, lake, forest). |
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| characteristics of a place made by people who live there such as art, language, religion, type of government, landmarks, etc. |
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| The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time (MANY years) |
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| all the plants and trees in an area |
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| a map that shows the names and borders of countries, states, cities, |
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| the number of people that live in a country, city or region |
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