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Geo. Ch. 5
geo terms
Question | Answer |
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geography | the study of the earth |
cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
latitude | lines going horizontally across the earth |
longitude | lines going vertically across the earth |
hemisphere | each half of the earth |
parallel/ meridians | lines of longitude and lines of latitude that cross |
scale | part of the map that shows cardinal directions |
distortion | change |
geographic information systems | a computer based system that links information to the system |
projection | method of mapping earth on a flat surface |
compass rose | a diagram of a compass showing direction |
key | part of the map that explains symbols |
natural resources | useful resources found in the environment |
raw materials | natural resources that must be worked to be useful. |
renewable resources | resources that can be replaced |
nonrenewable resources | resources that cannot be replaced |
environment | natural surroundings |
manufacturing | the large scale production of goods by hand or by machine |
colonization | movement of settlers and their culture to a country |
industrialization | the growth of a machine powered production |
first level activities | use land resources directly to make products |
second level activities | processing the products of first level activities |
third level activities | delivers it all to your local grocery store |
deforestation | the loss of forest cover in a region |
biodiversity | a richness of different kinds of living things |
civil engineering | technology for building structures that alter the landscape such as dams, canals, roads, and bridges |
pollution | waste that makes the air, soil, or water less clean |