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Chapter 1

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What is geography?   description of the earth  
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5 themes of geography:   location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and region  
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What is absolute location?   a place's precise position on the globe  
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What is latitude?   Lines running north and south of the equator (horizontal)  
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What is longitude?   Lines running east and west of the Prime Meridian (vertical)  
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What is relative location?   The location of a place in relation to other places  
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A description of a place includes:   land, animal life, people, cultures, etc.  
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Human/Environment interaction includes questions like...   Why do people choose to live in certain places? How do they adapt to their environment? How do they change it?  
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Movement includes asking the question...   How and why do people move around the earth?  
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Movement includes:   Interdependent communities  
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Region is based on:   Physical features and human characteristics.  
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Where are the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn on a globe in relation to the equator?   The Tropic of Cancer is above it and the Tropic of Capricorn is below it.  
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What is atmosphere?   air that surrounds the earth. It goes up to 1,000 miles above the earth.  
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Earth is ___ miles away from the Sun with a diameter of ___miles at the equator.   93 million miles from Sun; diameter of 8,000 miles at equator  
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The Earth is ___% water and ___% land.   70% water and 30% land  
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The ___ includes the water of the earth: oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.   Hydrosphere  
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The ___ includes the land of the earth: the earth's crust   Lithosphere  
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Highest point on Earth is: It is in: It is ___ feet high   Mount Everest, Asia, 29,028 feet  
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Lowest point on Earth is: It is ___ feet below sea level   Dead Sea, 1,312 feet  
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Deepest part of ocean is: It is about ___ feet deep   Mariana Trench, 35,800 feet  
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3 Layers of the earth:   Crust, Mantle, Core  
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Describe the Core.   iron and nickel with 2 layers in the center of the earth  
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Describe the Mantle.   thick rocks such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, iron, and magnesium  
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Describe the Crust.   rock that actually "floats" on partially melted layers in upper-mantle.  
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How much do the earth's plates move each year?   roughly 4 inches  
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Internal forces include:   earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis  
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All three internal forces are caused by:   plate shifts such as folds and faults  
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External forces include:   weathering and erosion  
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Name the 7 continents.   NA, SA, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, Australia  
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What separates Asia and Europe?   The Ural Mountains  
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Name the 5 oceans.   Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern  
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What are minerals?   substance from Earth that isn't living nor made from living things  
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What are fossil fuels?   fuels formed from remains of plants and animals from years ago  
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What affects the value of resources!   use, supply, and changes  
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