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Chapter 1

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Vocabulary
Definition
geography   the study of the spatial aspects of earth and the people who live on it  
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enviornment   surroundings that include physical  
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location   the position of a place on the earth's surface  
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absolute location   the exact positition of a place on earth's surface expressed in latitide and longitude  
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relative location   the location of a palace in relation to other places  
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place   a geographic location, usualloy a town of city, and its physical and human characeristics  
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region   an area that is unified y one or more common characteristics  
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human-enviornment interaction   how people use, adapt to or change their surroundings and how the physical enviornment often affects human  
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movement   people interacting across the globe- includes migration, tansportation, and trade  
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plain   a landform that generally is level  
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barrier island   an island that protects the main body of land from ocean waves  
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escarpment   a steep cliff  
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fault   a weak place in the earth's crust  
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plateau   a broad, level landform that hs steep cliffs- called escarpments- on at least one side and higher elevation than the surrounding land  
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aquifer   an underground water reservoir  
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savanna   grassland with scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth  
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grassland   an area where the natural vegetation is grass  
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middle latitude   the area approximately midway between the Equator and the North Pole or South Pole  
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norther   icy wind that blows in quickly  
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