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chapter 1 vocab

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geography   the study of where people,places,and things are located and how they relate to each other.  
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Gis   a computer technology to collect, manipulate,analyze,and display data about the earths surface in order to solve geographic problems.  
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absolute location   its location on the globe.  
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hemisphere   the equator divides the world into two halves.  
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relative location   another way to locate a place,or its relation compared to other places.  
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character of a place   consists of the places physical characteristics and human characteristics.  
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perception   is a viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences.  
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formal religions   are areas in which certain characteristics are found throughout the area.  
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functional regions   consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it.  
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perceptual regions   are defined by people's feelings and attitudes about areas  
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Lithoshpere   Soil,rocks,land forms, and other surface features.  
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Atmosphere   layer of air,water,and other substances above the surface.  
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Hydrosphere   consists of water in oceans,lakes,and rivers,and even under the ground.  
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Bioshphere   the world of plants,animals,and other living things that occupy the land and waters of the planet.  
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Continents   large landmasses in the oceans  
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relief   the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points.  
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Plate tectonics   the earth's outer shell is not one solid sheet of rock.  
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continental drift theory   the idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride.  
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Ring of fire   a circle of volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean  
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weathering   is the breakdown of rock at or near the earth's surface into smaller and smaller pieces.  
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mechanical weathering   occurs when rock is actually broken or weakened physically  
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chemical weathering   alters a rocks chemical makeup by changing the minerals that form the rock or combining them with new chemical elements.  
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acid rain   chemicals in the polluted air combine with water vapor and fall back to earth as acid rain.  
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erosion   the movement of weathered materials such as gravel,soil,and sand.  
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sediment   small particles of soil,sand,and gravel.  
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leoss   windblown deposits of mineral rich dust and silt  
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glaciers   huge slow moving sheets of ice  
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moraines   glaciers melted and receded in some places,they left behind ridge like piles of rocks and debris.  
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core   center of the earth consists of very hot metal mainly iron mixed with some nickel  
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mantle   a thick layer of rock mostly solid but some layers may be flexible.  
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crust   rocky like surface layer surprisingly thin like frosting on a cake.  
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