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Geography Test

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Geography the study of earth and its people
absolute location exact spot where a place is found
relative location where a place is in relation to the features around it
environment natural surroundings of people
decade a period of 10 years
century a period of 100 years
millennium a period of 1,000 years
GPS a group of satellites that uses radio signals to determine the location of places on Earth
GIS a group of big computers used to analyze and store geographic info and display it on a screen
solar system planets along with their moons, asteroids, and other bodies, and the sun
orbit specific path each planet follows around the sun
revolution one complete circuit around the sun
rotates to spin on an axis
leap year a year with 366 days, it only happens every 4 years when all the 1/4 add up to 1 whole day ( to make the calender match the Earths orbit around the sun)
axis an imaginary line through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
atmosphere a layer of oxygen and other gases that surround the Earth
summer solstice day that has the most daylight hours and least nighttime hours
winter solstice the fewest hours of daylight and most amount of nighttime hours ( also know more commonly as Christmas! )
equinox the days of Spring and Fall which the sun's rays on on the equator giving us the same amount of day and night in that 24 hours
Tropics area that is generally warm because is receives the warmest temperature because it gets the suns rays for most of the year
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