Flashcards: CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY
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casstronaut on September 23, 2008
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TEXT TERMS FOR CHAPTER 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 revolution | Orbit of earth around sun-causes seasons |
| rotation | Spinning of earth on its axis - causes day and night |
| longitude/meridians | Lines showing how far east or west from the prime meridian a region is located |
| latitude/parallels | Lines showing how far north or south from the equator a region is located |
| climate | Weather pattern over a long period of time (years) |
| population density | Number of people in a specific, set area |
| weather | Condition of air at a specific time and place |
| natural resources | Things made by nature-used by man |
| renewable resources | can replace or rebuild themselves |
| nonrenewable resources | can never be renewed or replaced |
| environment | made up of all surroundings of a place-Includes land and water |
| vegetation | Natural plant life of a region |
| gazetteer | List of countries, states, cities, mountains, deserts, rivers,lakes, and other important geographic places |
| precipitation | Moisture that falls to the earth in some form of rain or snow |
| altitude | Height above sea level |
| currents | Movement of water through oceans like rivers or streams |
| minerals | Natural substances in the earth reached by mining |