Geography Vocabulary From Chapter 1 Of National Geographic Society Geography: The World And Its People

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GEOGRAPHY

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THE STUDY OF THE EARTH AND ITS LAND, WATER, AND PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE

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ABSOLUTE LOCATION

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THE EXACT POSITION OF A PLACE ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE

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HEMISPHERE

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ONE-HALF OF THE GLOBE

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LATITUDE

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LOCATION NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

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LONGITUDE

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LOCATION EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN

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GRID SYSTEM

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NETWORK OF IMAGINARY LINES ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE, FORMED BY THE CRISSCROSSING PATTERNS OF THE LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

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RELATIVE LOCATION

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THE POSITION OF A PLACE ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE IN RELATION TO ANOTHER PLACE

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PLACE

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THE TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT DISTINGUISH ONE PLACE FROM ANOTHER

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ENVIRONMENT

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NATURAL SURROUNDINGS

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MOVEMENT

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DESCRIBES HOW PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES INTERACT

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REGION

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DEFINING THE PARTS OF THE EARTH THAT SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISITICS

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GALAXY

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HUGE SYSTEM IN THE UNIVERSE INCLUDING MILLIONS OF STARS

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SOLAR SYSTEM

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GROUP OF PLANETS AND OTHER BODIES THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN

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ORBIT

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ELLIPTICAL PATH THAT A PLANET FOLLOWS IN REVOLVING AROUND THE SUN

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REVOLUTION

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ONE COMPLETE TRIP AROUND THE SUN

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AXIS

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THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL LINE OF MEASUREMENT ON A GRAPH

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EQUINOX

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DAY IN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER WHEN THE SUN'S RAYS ARE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD AT THE EQUATOR, MAKING DAY AND NIGHT OF EQUAL LENGTH

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LANDFORM

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INDIVIDUAL FEATURES

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CORE

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CENTRAL LAYER OF THE EARTH COMPOSED OF HOT IRON AND NICKEL

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MANTLE

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MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTH, COMPOSED OF THICK HOT ROCK

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CRUST

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OUTER LAYER OF THE EARTH

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MAGMA

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MELTED ROCK WITHIN THE EARTH'S MANTLE

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CONTINENT

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ONE OF THE MAJOR LAND AREAS OF THE EARTH

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PLATE TECTONICS

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THEORY IN GEOLOGY THAT THE EARTH'S CRUST IS MADE UP OF HUGE, MOVING PLATES OF ROCK

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FAULT

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CRACK IN THER ROCKS OF THE EARTH'S CRUST ALONG WHICH MOVEMENT OCCURS

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EARTHQUAKE

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VIOLENT JOLTING OR SHAKING OF THE EARTH CAUSED BY MOVEMENT OF ROCKS ALONG A FAULT

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TSUNAMI

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HUGE SEA WAVE CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE ON THE OCEAN FLOOR

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WEATHERING

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PROCESS BY WHICH SURFACE ROCKS ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SMALLER PIECES BY WATER, CHEMICALS, OR FROST

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EROSION

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WEARING AWAY OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE, MAINLY BY WATER, WIND, OR ICE

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PLATEAU

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FLAT LANDFORM WHOSE SURFACE IS RAISED ABOVE THE SURROUNDING LAND, WITH A STEEP CLIFF ON ONE SIDE

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ISTHMUS

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NARROW PIECE OF LAND CONNECTING TWO LARGER PIECES OF LAND

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PENINSULA

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PIECE OF LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER ON THREE SIDES

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LEAP YEAR

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YEAR WITH 366 DAYS

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SOLSTICE

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DAY IN JUNE AND DECEMBER THAT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER OR WINTER

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STRAIT

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NARROW BODY OF WATER LYING BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF LAND

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ATMOSPHERE

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THICK CUSHION OF GASES SURROUNDING THE EARTH, MADE UP MAINLY OF THE GASES NITROGEN AND OXYGEN

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WHAT ARE THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRPAHY?

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LOCATION
PLACE
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
MOVEMENT
REGION