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Geography: Vocabulary Study Guide
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geography The study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people. climate
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environment all the surroundings of a place– land, water, weather, plants, and “people stuff”
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very dry, barren land without trees
desert very dry, barren land without trees
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vegetation plant life
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a group or chain of islands
archipelago a group or chain of islands
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a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
isthmus a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
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a steep, large waterfall
cataract a steep, large waterfall
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a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
delta
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non-renewable resource
a natural resource that can not be replaced once it is used
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a natural resource that can be used again and again
renewable resource a natural resource that can be used again and again
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any one of four overlapping halves of Earth
hemisphere
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lines that measure north and south of the equator
latitude lines that measure north and south of the equator
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divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator 00 latitude: divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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parallels lines of latitude
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lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian
longitude lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian
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divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian 00 longitude: divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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meridian line of longitude
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weather conditions over a short period of time
90° sunny winds from the northeast
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weather conditions over a long period of time
climate weather conditions over a long period of time
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Our Climate Temperate Climate warm summers cold winters
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a box in which a map’s symbols are explained
map key a box in which a map’s symbols are explained
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helps you estimate real distances on Earth
scale
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elevation height above sea level
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a pointer for cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
compass rose a pointer for cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
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shows the pattern of something spread out over an area
distribution map shows the pattern of something spread out over an area elephant distribution map
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shows landforms and bodies of water
physical map shows landforms and bodies of water
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climate zones
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zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
polar zones zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
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parts of the Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, and between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn temperate zones
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tropical zone the section of Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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What influences climate???
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latitude
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ocean currents
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elevation
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