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road trip trivia
Question | Answer |
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what is the science of studying the earth as the home of humans | geography |
what term describes where a place is compared with other places | relative location |
what term describes a precise position on earth's surface; often stated in latitude and longitude | absolute location |
an __ is an imaginary straight line around which an oject rotates | axis |
the imaginary line goes around the globe exactly halfway between the N.P and the S.P is knownas the __ and is located at __ degrees latitude | equator , 0 |
__ are imaginary lines that run east to west, side-by-side with the equator and measure latitude | paralles |
a measures of the distance north and south of the equator which is expressed in degrees,minutes,&seconds is known as __ | latitude |
imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to the other and measures longitude are called __ | meridians |
the __ is an imaginary lines that running from the N.P through england and part africa the S.P | prime meridian |
what term describes a measures of the distance east or west of the prime meridian; expressed in degrees,minutes&seconds | longitude |
rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of | precipitation |
__ describes the type of weather a region experiences over a ling period of time | climate |
what term is described as a low-lying land are where water lies close to the surface creating sloughs,swamp,bogs,ponds,and freshwaters?Also known as lowland that is influenced by tidal water flows? | wetland |
how are cultural and physical geography differnent | cultural, how people live physical, were they live |
cultural geogrphy is a category of __ geography (studies the world, its people, communities and cultural) | human |
georgia is located in the __hemisphere | northern |
georgia is located in the __hemisphere | western |
on what continent is georgia located | north america |
what is georgia's relative location within the U.S. | south east |
name the 5 states that border georgia | tennessee, alabama, florida, N.C and S.C |
an area of the earth's suface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics is called a | region |
what characteristics define a region | landforms, climate and natural resouces |
georgia has __ physiographic (geographical/regions) regions | 5 |
what are the 3 regions that when combined make up a land area smaller than the Piedmont region | ridge & valley, appalachian plateau & blue ridge |