World Geography Ch. 1-2
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Joycek on October 3, 2008
Subjects:
social studies, social studies vocabulary, geography
Description:
Ch. 1-4 of World Geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 geography | the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create |
| landscape | the human and physical features that make a place unique |
| social science | a field that studies people and the relationships among them |
| region | a part of the world with one or more common features distinguishing it from surrounding areas |
| map | a flat drawing that shows part of Earth's surface |
| globe | a spherical model of the entire planet |
| absolute location | a specific description of where a place is |
| relative location | a general description of where a place is |
| enviornment | an area's land, water, climate, plants and animals, and other physical features |
| physical geography | the study of the world's physical features, such as landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, and plants |
| human geography | the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes |
| cartography | the science of making maps |
| meterology | the study of weather and what causes it |
| solar energy | energy from the sun |
| rotation | one complete spin of Earth on its axis |
| revolution | one trip of Earth around the sun |
| latitude | the distance north or south of Earth's equator |
| tropics | regions close to the equator |
| freshwater | water without salt |
| glacier | large area of slow moving ice |
| surface water | water that is stored in Earth's streams, rivers and lakes |
| precipitation | water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| groundwater | water found beneath Earth's surface |
| water vapor | water that occurs in the air as an invisible gas |
| water cycle | the circulation of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
| drought | a long period of lower-than-normal precipitation |
| landforms | shapes on Earth's surface, such as hills or mountains |
| continents | large landmasses |
| lava | magma or liquid rock that reaches Earth's surface |
| earthquake | sudden, violent movements of Earth's crust |
| weathering | the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces |
| erosion | the movement of sediment from one location to another |
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