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worldgeography14
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.geography | the study of earth surface and the processes that shape it,the connenctions between places and the complex relationship between people an thier environments |
| 2.GIS | a geograpic information system which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about earth surface inn order to solve geographic problems |
| 3.absolute location | the position on the earth in which a place can be found |
| 4.hemisphere | a half of the earth the equator divides the northern an southern hemispheres the prime meridian divides the eastern and westren hemisphers |
| 5.relative location | the position of a place in relation another place |
| 6.character of a place | the physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place from other places |
| 7.perception | a viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences |
| 8.formal region | a group of places that have similar attributes for example a poitical region |
| 9.functional region | a group of places connected by movement for example the region drained by the amazon river and its tributaries |
| 10.perceptual region | a group of places that is defined by people's feelings and attitudes, |
| 11.core | the earth's center,consisting of very hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten or liquid in the outer core. |
| 12.mantle | A thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earths crust that surrounds the earths core |
| 14.crust | the solid rocky surface layer of the earth. |
| 15.lithosphere | the surface features of the earth including soil,rock,and landforms |
| 16.atomosphere | the layer of gases,water,vapor and other substances above the earth. |
| 17.hydrosphere | the water contained in oceans,lakes,rivers and under ground |
| 18.biosphere | the world of plants,animals and other living things in earths land and waters |
| 19.continent | any of the seven large landmasses of the earths surface;africa, antaructica, asia, austraila, europe, north america and south america |
| 20.relief | the differences in elevation or height of the land forms in any particular area |
| 21.plate tectonics | the theory that the earths unanchored plates or slabs of rock whose constant movement explains earth quakes and volcanic activity |
| 22.continental drift theory | the idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates in which they ride |
| 23.ring of fire | a ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the pacific ocean |
| 24.weathering | the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down eventually becoming soil |
| 25.mechanical weathering | the actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by forces such as ice and roots |
| 26.chemical weathering | the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock |
| 27.acid rain | rain whose high concentration of chemicals usually from industrial pollution pollutes water kills plant and animal life and eats away the surface of stone and rock a form of chemical weathering |
| 28.ersion | the momvent of weatered materials including gravel soil and sand usually caused by water wind and glaciers |
| 29.sediment | particles of soil and rock carried and deposited by water, wind, or ice |
| 30.loess | fine-grained, mineral-rich loam, dust, or silt deposited by the wind |
| 31.glacier | a huge slow moving mass of snow and ice |
| 32.moraine | a ridge like mass of rock gravel sand and clay carried and deposited by a glacier |
| 33.ecosystem | the interaction of plant life animal life and the physical environment in which they live |
| 34.biome | the term used to desecribe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world |
| 35.decidouous | leaf-shedding a type of tree that sheds its leaves during on season |
| 36.coniferous | a type of tree able to survive long cold winters with long thin needles rather then leaves |
| 37.chaparral | a type f natural vegtation that is adapted to mediterranean climates;small every green trees and low bushes or scrub |
| 38.savanna | a tropical grassland with scattred trees loacted in the warm lands near the equator |
| 39.herbivore | a plant eating animal |
| 40.carnivore | a meat eating animal |
| 41.prairie | a temperate grassland characterized by a great varierty of grasses |
| 42.tundra | a dry treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can gro |
| 43.permafrost | a layer of soil just below the earth surface that stays permanently frozen |
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