Geography Finals Terms- Intro
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Geography | The study of the Earth and the ways people live and work on it. |
| Interdependence | A relationship between people whom rely on each other or between people and the environment. |
| Uniform Region | A consistent pattern throughout an area. |
| Absolute Location | Precise measurement of a place on a globe. |
| Longitude | Meridians. |
| Subsistence Farming | Producing enough goods to support yourself and family with little to no surplus |
| Pop. Distribution | How the population spread out amongst the inhabitable areas within a particular country. |
| Parallels | Lines of latitude. |
| Tropic of Cancer | Line of longitude 23.5 degrees above the equator. |
| Tropic of Capricorn | Line of longitude -23.5 degrees below the equator. |
| Meridians | Lines of longitude. |
| Earth's Axis | On a constant tilt at 23.5 degrees. |
| Revolution | The Earth revolves around the sun every 365 days. |
| Commercial Farming | Farming organized as a business. |
| Pop. Density | Average number of people in a square mile. |
| Leap Year | Time period that compensates for miss tracked time. |
| Time Zone | 1 time zone is 15 degrees of longitude. |
| Map | A symbolic representation of Earth or a part of the Earth down to scale on a flat piece of paper. |
| Map Projection | A way to represent the round Earth on a flat piece of paper. |
| Map Distortion | Inaccuracy on a map projection. |
| Climate | Weather patterns that are typical over a long period of time. |
| Developing Country | Countries in the process of becoming industrialized. |
| Sustainable Development | Economic development without polluting the environment |
| Literacy Rate | The amount of people that can read and write. |
| Equinox | Twice a year when Earth's tilt corrects itself to 0 degrees. |
| Prevailing Winds | Winds In a region that blow in a fairly constant directional pattern. |
| Solstice | Earth is at it's maximum tilt at exactly 23.5 degrees. |
| Latitude | Parallels. |
| Currents | Caused by the rotation of the Earth; warm/cold "rivers" in the ocean that flow in a circular pattern. |
| Rotation | The Earth rotates on it's axis once every 24 hours to create a day. |
| Industry | Any business that produces goods or services. |
| GDP | The market value of final goods and services produced in any particular year within a country. |
| Chaparral | Found in Mediterranean climates. |
| Developed Country | Produce great quantities of goods and services and employ many workers in industries. |
| Pop. Growth Rate | Determined by how many births per 1,000 people vs. how many deaths per 1,000 people. |
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