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Geo. Ch. 5

geo terms

Question	Answer
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

Created by: rach_is_awesome on 2011-10-21

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Geo. Ch. 5

geo terms