History Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Geography | Study of the physical, biological, and cultural features of the Earth's surface. |
Perspective | The way a person looks at something. |
Landscapes | Scenery of places, including physical, human, and cultural features. |
Cartography | The study of maps and map-making. |
Meterology | The study of weather. |
Perception | Our awareness and understanding of the environment around us. |
Grid | Lines crisscrossing each other in uniform intervals to create a pattern of squares. |
Continents | Large landmasses on earth's surface. |
Atlas | A collection of maps in one book. |
Map Projections | Different ways of representing a round Earth on a flat map. |
Great Circle Route | Shortest route in between any two places on the planet. |
Contiguous | Connecting or bordering. |
Topography | Elevation, layout, and shape of the land. |
Climate Graphs | Graphs showing average temperature and precipitation in a place. |
Population Pyramid | Graphs showing the percentages of males and females by age group in a country's population. |
Solar System | The sun and the group bodies that revolve around it. |
Solstice | The time that Earth's poles point at their greatest angle toward or away from the sun. |
Planets | Major bodies that orbit a star. |
Equinox | The time when both of Earths poles are at a 90 degree angle from the sun and the sun's direct rays strike the equator. |
Solar Energy | Energy from the sun, which reaches Earth as light and heat. |
Atmosphere | The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet like Earth. |
Rotation | One complete spin of Earth on it's axis. |
Lithospere | Solid crust of Earth. |
Revolution | One elliptical orbit of Earth around the sun. |
Hydroshpere | Earth's water in all its forms. |
Tropics | Warm, low latitude areas near the equator. |
Biosphere | The part of Earth that includes all life forms. |
Polar Regions | High-Latitude, cold regions around the North and South Poles. |
Environment | Combination of Earth's four spheres, including all of the biological, chemical, and physical conditions that affect life. |
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