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Professor William hughes

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classifying natural disasters and their impact on earth and man

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the aspects of geography that examines physical characteristics of the earth is known as

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physical geography

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a small river that runs into a large river is known as

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tributary

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longitudinal lines runs parallel to the

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prime meridian

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the ability to identify where you are, that is locating your space and evaluating it in relation to someplace else, is known as

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relative location

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___________ is defined as a learned way of living

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culture

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when is the summer solstice

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June 20/21st

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______ examines the culture, political systems, social systems, economic systems, and characteristics of various peoples- Why they eat certain foods, practice a chosen religion, or why they select a particular mode of transportation.

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human geography

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the hydrosphere is composed of all the ________ on or surrounding Earth.

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water

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the lithosphere is different than the hydrosphere in that

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the lithosphere is the solid, rocky crust covering the planet and the hydrosphere is composed of all the water on the planet

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the ________ is composed of all living organisms

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biosphere

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the term _______ refers to one landmass made up of all the modern continets

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super continent

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although the large bodies of water are interconnected, geographers divided them into four separate oceans. they are the _____, _____, ________, and ___________

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Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic

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the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy created the grid system and listed the ________ for place throughout the known world in his book Geography

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coordinates

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if you were to study bodies of water, land forms, and natural resources found on our planet, you would be learning about

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physical geography

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during both the vernal equinox and _______, there is an equal amount of night and day

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autumnal equinox

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30% of the Earth's surface is made up of __________

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land

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the names of the four spheres(lithosphere,...) came from the Greek words for

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stone, air, water, and life

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the geographic name for the land, which you see in the picture is a(n)

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peninsula

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in the northern hemisphere, the is on march 20th or 21st

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vernal equinox

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a relief map is different than a physical map in that ______

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a relief map shows the difference in elevations in the area and a physical map shows the natural features of the Earth

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the name we use to describe a slopping mound of earth is a(n)

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hill

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if you live in a rocky terrain, growing crops such as wheat and corn would be a challenge. it would be necessary to cultivate crops that can thrive in that type of reign, such as grapes and olives. therefore, those foods would become a staple in your diet, and be found in most recipes. this is an example of how one's ______ is often determined by where you live on earth.

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culture

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the purpose of a(n) _______ on a map is to help figure out how the distances on the map relate to the actual distance on the ground

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scale

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the difference between physical and human geography is that

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in general, one examines the land and water formations and the other examines peoples political beliefs.

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a word that describes a depressed are of land that has been drained by a river is

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basin

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which of the following best describes a gulf?

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a large body of water that is partially surrounded by land

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if you live on a flat area, situated at a high elevation, you would be living on a ___________

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plateau

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the weathering of the Earth's surface is known as _________

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erosion

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the Heliocentric theory is best described as a theory that __________

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identifies the sun as the center of the universe, with plants revolving around it.

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identify the similarity between an isthmus and a strait

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both are narrow strips that connect two larger land forms or bodies of water.

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the name "Pangaea" comes from the combination of two ancient Greek words, pan and Gaea, meaning _________

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plate tectonics

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a _______ is a flat, triangular shaped land formed when a river carries and deposits sediment at its mouth

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delta

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grid systems were used in ancient Greece and china in order to

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figure out location

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the ________ is the crust, which covers the Earth

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lithosphere

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the sunbelt is an example of a _______ region

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perceptual

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the term "Pangaea" was first used by Alfred Wegener. he proposed the ______ theory

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continental drift

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geography is divided into what two main areas

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physical and human

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earth's place in space can be described as

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third planet from the sun in the MWG

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which of the following best describes the difference between a source and a mouth?

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a source is where a river or stream originates and a mouth is where it empties into another body of water

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if you describe Washington D.C as being south of new York city, you would be describing its

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relative location

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which of the following best describes a sound?

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a large body of water between a coastline and island(s)

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traditions, foods, transportation, language, clothing, art, and institutions are examples of a person's ____________

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culture

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a symbol on a compass or map that is circular with graded points for the direction is commonly known as a _________

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compass rose

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the city of paris, France is in which hemispheres?

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northern and eastern

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the difference between a formal and a vernacular region is that

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a formal region is established by administrative forces or physical characteristics and a vernacular region has no formal boundaries.

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the viewing area of a particular TV station would be classified as a __________ region

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functional

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a divergent boundary is different than a convergent boundary in that

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plates spread apart in a divergent boundary and collide in a convergent boundry

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this type of imaginary line runs parallel to the equator on a map

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latitude

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a(n) _____ is defined as the interrelationship between living beings and environment

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ecosystem

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