Ch 1 Geography Study Guide
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| geography | The study of the Earth. It describes the different places and people.
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| geographer | A scientist who studies the Earth's land, people, and environment.
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| The three questiosn asked by geographers when studying the Earth | Where is it? Why is it there? What is it like there?
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| Physical features | things that are naturally found in our environment
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| examples of physical features | landforms, bodies of water, plants and trees, animals, soil
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| human features | things that are manmade; describes the way people live
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| examples of human features | buildings, food, languages, beliefs, jobs
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| plateau | a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it
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| island | an area of land that is completely surrounded by water
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| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land
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| plain | a large area of flat land
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| canyon | a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquake
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| renewable resources | resources that the environment can replace after they are used
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| examples of renewable resources | plants, soil, air, water, animals
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| nonrenewable resources | resources that the environment cannot replace after they are used
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| examples of nonrenewable resources | coal, oil, minerals, natural gas
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