Thinking Like a Geographer /CLA/ Mrs.Woolsey
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| ecosystem | a system in which plants, animals, and the environment depends on one another.
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| erosion | the wearing away of Earth's surface.
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| disaster | a happening, such as an earthquake or flood, that causes great harm or damage.
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| pollution | anything that makes a natural resource, such as air, soil, or water, dirty and unsafe to use.
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| conservation | the act of saving resources and making them last longer.
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| natural hazard | an event in nature, such as an earthquake, tornado, volcanic eruption, or flood, that can cause great harm.
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| geographer | a person who studies the Earth and its people.
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| relative location | the location of a place in relation to another place.
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| region | an area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas.
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| satellite | a spacecraft, without a crew, that orbits Earth.
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| prairie | a flat or rolling land covered mostly with wildflowers and grasses.
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| marsh | low, wet land where tall grasses and other similar plants grow.
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| alluvial soil | fine soil left behind after flooding
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| levee | a ridge of dirt.
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| bayou | a slow-moving stream that forms off a river or lake.
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| bluff | a high, steep face of a hill.
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| exact location | the point where two lines cross on a map.
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| grid system | a set of lines the same distance apart that cross one another ot form boxes
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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