DZ GEO Unit 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| the study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to each other | Geography
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| instrument that analyzes sounds to determine distance and direction | Sonar
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| uses multiple satellites to broadcast accurate time measurements to determine location | GPS
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| uses computer technology to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display data in order to solve problems | GIS
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| place's exact position on the globe | absolute location
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| areas between poles and separated by Equator | hemispheres
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| imaginary lines running parallel to the Equator | latitude
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| imaginary lines running North and South between the poles | longitude
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| location of a place in relation to another place | relative location
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| a place's physical and human characteristics | character of a place
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| a viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences | perception
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| area in which certain characteristics are found throughout the region | formal region
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| central place and the surrounding areas affected by it | functional region
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| defined by a people's feelings and attitudes about areas | perceptual region
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| center of earth consisting of hot metal, iron, and nickel | core
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| area around core made up of a thick layer of rock | mantle
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| extremely (cake frost like) thin surface layer of rock 5 miles below oceans | crust
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| "sphere" with soil, landforms, and surface features | lithosphere
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| "sphere" that's layer of air, water, and other substances above surface | atmosphere
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| "sphere" that's water in oceans, lakes, rivers and below ground | hydrosphere
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| "sphere" that's the world of plants, animals, and other living things | biosphere
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| large landmasses in the ocean | continents
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| theory that earth's outer shell is not one solid sheet or rock, but rather broken up into several plates | plate tectonics
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| Alfred Wegner's theory that there was once supercontinent called Pangea | continental drift theory
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| breakdown of rock at or near earth's surface into smaller pieces | weathering
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| when a rock is actually broken or weakened physically | mechanical weathering
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| when a rock's chemical makeup is altered by changing the minerals or combining them with new elements | chemical weathering
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| rain with a high concentration of chemicals that eat away at the surface or rock | acid rain
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| movement of weathered materials such as gravel, soil, and sand | erosion
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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.
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