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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Place | Describes the unusual characteristics of this location. |
| Region | Common characteristics of a location. |
| Human Environmental Interaction | How people change their environment. |
| Location | Where something is located. |
| Movement | The way in which people, goods, ideas, and nature move. |
| Site | The location on which anything is. |
| Cartography | The construction of maps. |
| Topography | Bumps in the land. |
| Tropics | Hot, wet regions of the Earth that are close to the equator. |
| Tropic of Capricorn/ Cancer | Located at 23 1/3 S and 23 1/2 N. Between these two marks on the Earth is where the most sunlight hits. |
| Weather | The condition of the atmosphere at any given moment. |
| Water Cycle | The never ending cycle of water from the ground to the sky and back again. |
| Temperature | Measures the heat in the atmosphere. |
| Precipitation | All the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere, including rain and snow. |
| Orographic Effect | The effect that a mountain or elevation has on a climate. |
| Contour Map | A map of topography. |
| Culture | Beliefs and actions that define a people's way of life. |
| Acculturation | The result of two or more cultures blending together. |
| Innovation | New ideas that are accepted into a culture. |
| Culture Trait | An activity or behavior that is repeatedly practiced in a culture. (Music, celebrations, fashion.) |
| Diffusion | The movement or spread of cultural traits from one are to another. |
| Ethnic Group | People who share such things as culture, language, and religion. |
| Birth Rate | Number of births per 1,000 people. |
| Urbanization | A movement to the city. |
| Rural | Outside the city, low population density. |
| Culture Hearth | The center of innovation or the starting place of a new idea. |
| Cultural Convergence | The result of two or more cultures blending together. |
| Cultural Divergence | The restriction of outside cultural influences. |
| Ethnic Enclave | A neighborhood, or district which retains some cultural distinction from a larger, surrounding area. |
| Gentrification | The cultural changes in an area resulting from wealthier people buying housing property in a less prosperous community. |
| Great Barrier Reef | 1200 miles long. |
| Map Of Australia | Three Divisions - Western Plateau, Central Lowlands, Eastern Highlands. States - Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. Capitals - Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Melbourne (respective order). |
| Marsupial | Pouch carrying animal. |
| Aborigines | Original inhabitants of Australia. |
| Endemic Species | A species that is found exclusively to a particular area. |
| Artesian Basin | Largest and deepest Artesian basin in the world. Water flows to the top on its own in the Artesian Wells. |
| Alien Species | Species from another place. |
| Biogeography | The study of the geographical distribution of living things. |
| Eucalyptus | 90% of trees in Australia are these. |
| Dingo | A wolf-like, wild dog found in Australia. |
| Artesian Wells | A well that is drilled deep enough to tap a layer of porous material filled with groundwater. |
| Outback | Remote, sparsely settled, arid, rural country, especially the central and western plains and plateaus of Australia. |
| Murray River | River located in the northern border of Victoria. |
| Darling River | River located in the northern part of New South Wales. |
| Lake Eyre | Lowest part in Australia. 49 ft. below sea level. Fills up once per 10 years. |
| MacDonnell Ranges | Range of mountains located in the South western area of Northern Territory and partly in the eastern part of Western Australia. |
| Ayers Rock | A 1,142 feet high sandstone formation in the Southern part of the Northern Territory. Also known as ULURU. |
| Nullarbor Plain | World's largest limestone formation and the flattest place on Earth. UFO was possibly spotted here. |
| Urban Rim | The area in Australia where most Australians live. Located along the eastern and southeastern coasts. |
| Bass Strait | A narrow passage in between Tasmania and Victoria. |
| Coral Sea | Sea located past the Great Barrier Reef in the North east. |
| Timor Sea | Sea Located west of Darwin. |
| Atlantic Ocean | A large ocean located to the west of Australia, past the Indian ocean. |
| Indian Ocean | A large ocean located to the west of Australia. |
| Pacific Ocean | A large ocean located to the east of Australia. |
| Tasman Sea | Sea located to the south east of Australia. |
| Australia's Economic Facts | Agriculture- 1/3 of wool supply exported mainly to Japan and China. Other products exported to the world- Meat, Beef cattle, Dairy farm products. Wheat- Covers over 50% of cropland. Queensland-Grows bananas, pineapples, sugar, rice and other tropical crops. |
| Cape Verde | A group of islands in central Atlantic Ocean. |
| Zero Population Growth | When the birthrate and immigration balances out the death rate and emigration. |
| Population Density | The average number of people in a square mile. |
| Population Growth | Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state. |
| Linguistics | The scientific study of language. |
| Phonology | The study of sound patterns. |
| Morphology | The study of word formation and structure. (ex: go- went.) |
| Syntax | The study of sentence structure. |
| Functional Region | A central region that affects other regions around it. |
| Dual Region | A region that is also associated with two or more other regions. |
| Formal Region | A region that is separate or distinct from other regions. |
| Perceptual Region | Defined by one's perception or is based on opinion and feelings toward the region. |
| Innovation | New ideas that are accepted into a culture. |
| Diffusion | The movement or spread of cultural traits from one area to another. |
| Little Tokyo | Japanese area in Los Angelas. |
| Hi-Fi Town | Abbreviation for Historic Filipinotown, a once thriving cultural region for the Filipino American community. |
| Weathering | Changes the Earth's surface. |
| Erosion | The movement of weathered material such as gravel, soil, and sand. |
| Seed wedging | When a plant grows in cracks and splits rock. |
| Ice wedging | When water freezes and expands, breaking or splitting rock. |
| Surface Waters | Head waters, tributaries, watersheds, wetlands, and estuaries. |
| Headwaters | First smallest streams, form from runoff, eventually form rivers. |
| Tributaries | Smaller streams that join a larger stream. |
| Watershed | All the land covered by a river. |
| Estuary | Rivers meeting an inlet of the sea both fresh and sea water mixing together. |
| Wetlands | Partially submerged land year round that include estuaries, swamps, marshes, etc. |
| Groundwater | Water that collects underground. |
| Aquifer | Underground River. |
| Ogallala Aquifer | A huge aquifer in central American that cover eight states. |
| Water Characteristics Percentages | 97% salt, 2% frozen, and 1% fresh. |
| Salt Content of Oceans | ... |
| Transpiration | Water evaporated from plants. |
| Evapotranspiration | The total evaporation from the land and water surface. |
| Deep Water Table | When the groundwater is far from the surface of the Earth. |
| Shallow Water Table | When the groundwater is near the surface of the Earth. |
| Rain Shadow | Dry region of the leeward side of a mountain, that doesn't receive much rain. |
| Windward | Wet side of a mountain, air runs uphill. |
| Leeward | Dry side of a mountain, air runs downhill. |
| Prevailing Wind Pattern | Regional winds that blow in a predictable pattern or direction. |
| Drought | A long period of dry weather. |
| Unsaturated/ Saturated Zone. | Dry/ wet zones underground. Unsaturated is dry and saturated is wet. |
| Sea Breeze | Breeze that blows from sea to land. |
| Land Breeze | Breeze that blows from land to sea. |
| High Pressure | Cool air that falls, heats/ dries. |
| Low Pressure | Warm air that rises, cools/wets. |
| Climate | Weather, over a long period of time. |
| Temperature | Measures the heat in the atmosphere. |
| Wind | Moves warm equatorial air to the upper latitudes. |
| Greenhouse Effect | Solar energy traps heat. |
| Air Pressure | The weight of the air in the atmosphere. |
| Orographic Effect | The effect that a mountain or elevation has or a climate. |
| Bottle Brush Tree | Located outside Athletic Director's Office. Endemic to Australia. http://asset.sce.com/Images/Safety%20-%20Trees%20and%20Power%20Lines/bottlebrush.jpg |
| Oleander | Located outside Athletic Director's Office. Endemic to Northern Africa. http://www.goldmedalgrowers.com/images /NERIUM%20OLEANDER.JPG |
| Queen Palm | Located Outside Mr. Dill's office. Endemic to Southern Brazil and Argentina. http://dirtcheapjaxbeach.com/Queen_Palm_1-2.jpg |
| Australian Willow | Located In the Quad, on the Side of the Gym. Endemic to Australia. http://www.ggusd.k12.ca.us/departments /maintenance/aprvtree/images/australian_willow.jpg |
| Italian Cypress | Located on the Edges of the Quad. Endemic to Italy and the Mediterranean. http://www.tree-land.com/images/Italian_Cypress_Mature.jpg |
| Coastal Live Oak | Located Outside Lecture Hall. Endemic to California. http://www.sanchezartcenter.org/images /One%20Trees/CoastLiveOak.jpg |
| Mexican Fan Palm | Located Outside Lecture Hall. There are 7 of them in a circle. Endemic to Baja California. http://www.sanchezartcenter.org/images /One%20Trees/CoastLiveOak.jpg |
| Deodar Cedar | Located Next to the Brothers Residence. Endemic to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the higher elevations. http://www.dirtdoctor.com /pics/content_img.5610.img.jpg |
| Phoenix Palm | Located Next to the Brothers Residence. Endemic to Canary Islands and Central Africa. http://www.mgonlinestore.com/TwoDates /Phoenix_sylvestris03.jpg |
| California Fan Palm | Located Outside Brothers Residence. Endemic to California. http://www.hotgardens.net /Washingtonia_california_fan_palm.JPG |
| Pointsettia | Located Outside Brothers Residence. Endemic to Australia. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons /8/86/Pointsettia_5.JPG |
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