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geography study of people, their enviornment and their resources
history an account of what has happened in the lives of different people
exact location locating a place with latitude and longitude
location where did it happen?
latitude measures distance north and south of the equator
longitude measures distance east and west of Prime Meridian
relative location where it is located in relativity to another place
place describes a location with physical and human features
interaction how people adapt to and change their enviornment
irrigate bring water to
movement movement of people goods and ideas
region area of the world that has similar unifying characteristics
cartographers map makers
map projections ways of drawing the Earth's surface on a flat surface
mercator projection true shapes of landmasses but distorts the size
robinson projection it shows the correct sizes and shapes of landmasses
hemisphere two halves of the earth divided by the equator
equator imaginary line that lies at 0 degrees latitude
Prime Meridian lies at 0 degrees longitude
standard time zones set up to make it easier to tell time around the world
landsat maps satellite in space designed to take pictures or the earth for maps
Western Hemisphere North America, South America, and Carribean are in this hemisphere
isthmus a narrow strip of land
mountains high, steep, rugged land; atleast 1000ft in elevation
elevation height above the surface of the Earth
relief difference in height of land
hills areas of raised land that are lower and less steep than mountains
plains broad areas of faily level land
plateaus large raised areas of flat or gently rolling land
pacific coast in the west, it includes tall mountain ranges that stretch from Alaska to Mexico, the Cascades and Sierra Nevada Mountains, seattle portland san francisco
intermountain region east of coast ranges, rugged region of mountain peak, high plateaus, deep canyons, deserts, grand canyon,
rocky mountains mountains reach from Alaska through Canada into the US. in Mexico the mountains become the Sierra Nevada Mountians. serious barrier to western settlement
interior plains between the rockies in the west and the appalachians in the east is this large lowland. once covered by great inland sea
great plains dry western part of interior plains
central plains eastern part of interior plains
appalachian mountains mountains that run along the eastern part of North America. different names are green mts, blue ridge, and the great smokies, lower and less rugged than the rockies
canadian shield a lowland area, most of it lies in eastern canada but the southern part extends into US, was a region of high mts. but were worn away to low hills, lacks top soil for farming
coastal plains lowland area, one part the Altantic plain lies inbetween the appalachians and the coast and the other part is the gulf plain that lies along the gulf of mexico
hawaiian islands made up of islands, lie far out in the Pacific, eight large islands and many small islands
tributaries stream and smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers
great lakes homes- huron, erie, michigan, ontario, and superior lakes
orinoco, amazon, and paraguay-parana rivers that drain the interior plain in south america
andes rugged mountain chain in south america
weather condition of the earth at any given time
climate the average weather of an area over 20-30 yrs
precipitation water that falls from the sky in the form of rain or snow
marine mild, rainy climate
mediterranean mild, wet winters, sunny dry summers climate
highland seasons and rainfall very with elevation climate
steppe very hot summers, very cold winter, little rainfall climate
desert hot days, cold nights, very little rainfall climate
humid subtropical humid summers, mild winters climate
humid continental mild summers, cold winters, rainfall varies
tropical hot rainy steamy climate
tundra very cold winters, very short summers climate
subarctic long, cold winters, always cold, short summers climate
four basic landforms hills mountains plains plateaus
political map that shows state and country boundaries
physical shows natural features on a map
population shows how many people live in that area
economic shows how ppl make a living in that area
natural resource map that helps u see the link between natural resources and how ppl use the land
rio grande serves as political border between US and Mexico

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  1. mediterranean → mild, wet winters, sunny dry summers climate - 11 misses
  2. humid continental → mild summers, cold winters, rainfall varies - 6 misses
  3. orinoco, amazon, and paraguay-parana → rivers that drain the interior plain in south america - 5 misses
  4. marine → mild, rainy climate - 5 misses
  5. intermountain region → east of coast ranges, rugged region of mountain peak, high plateaus, deep canyons, deserts, grand canyon, - 3 misses
  6. mercator projection → true shapes of landmasses but distorts the size - 2 misses
  7. plains → broad areas of faily level land - 2 misses