Geography Study Guide test – Flashcards
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absolute location
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exact location of a place on earth described by global coordinates
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relative location
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the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places
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cultural diffusion
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The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
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middle latitudes
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the area approximately midway between the Equator and the North Pole or South Pole
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Norther
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icy wind that blows in quickly from the North
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elevation
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height of land above sea level
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source
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the place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
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mouth
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place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
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environment
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the area in which something exists or lives; the surroundings
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geography
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the study of the spatial aspects of earth and the people who live on it
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plain
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a landform that generally is level
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barrier island
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An island that protects the main body of land from ocean waves
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savanna
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grassland with scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
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aquifer
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An underground water reservoir
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natural vegetation
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plant life that grows naturally in a place; for Texas this includes forests, savannas, and grasslands
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natural resource
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any natural substance, organism, or energy form that living things use
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cultivated plants
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plants that are planted and tended
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climate
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Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
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weather
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the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
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escarpment
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a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge
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equator
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imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude
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fault
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a weak place in the earth's crust
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Prime Meridian
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line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude
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plateau
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a relatively flat highland
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drought
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a long period of less than normal precipitation
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precipitation
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the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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erosion
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the wearing away of the earth's surface by the movement of water, wind, ice, and gravity
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non-renewable resources
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Natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced
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renewable resources
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natural resources that CAN be renewed or replaced
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petrochemical
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substance made from petroleum or natural gas
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free enterprise
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The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation.
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urbanization
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The growth of cities and the migration of people into them
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rural
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of or relating to the country and the people who live there; agricultural
