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World geography 3
chapter 1 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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1. geography | the study of the earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between place, and the complex relationships between people and there environments |
2. GIS | a geographic information system, witch uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems. |
3. absolute location | the position on the in which a place can be found |
4. hemisphere | a half of the earth; the equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres; the prime meridian divides the eastern and western hemisphere |
5. relative location | the position of a place in relation to another place |
6. character of a place | the physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place from other places |
7. perception | a viewpoint that is influenced by ones own culture and experiences. |
8. formal region | a group of places that have similar attributes for example a political region. |
9. functional region | a group of places connected by movement for example the regions drained by the Amazon river and its tributaries |
10. perceptual region | a group of places that's is defined by people's feelings and attitudes |
11. core | the earth's center consisting of very hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten or liquid in the outer core |
mantle | a thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust that surrounds the earth's core |
crust | the solid rocky surface layer of the earth |
lithosphere | |
atmosphere | |
hydrosphere | |
biosphere | |
continent | |
relief | |
plate tectonics | |
continental drift theory | |
ring of fire | |
weathering | the chemical and mechanical process |
mechanical weathering | the actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by forces such as ice and roots |
chemical weathering | the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed, usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock |
acid rain | |
erosion | |
sediment | |
loess | |
glacier | |
moraine |