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chapter 1 and 2 voca
chapter 1 vocblary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of the earth surface and the processes |
| gis | a geographic information system |
| absolute location | the position on the earth in which a place can be found |
| hemisphere | a half of the earth;the equator divides the northern and southern |
| relative location | the position of a place in relation to another place |
| character of a place | the physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish |
| perception | a viewpoint that is influenced by ones own cultures |
| formal region | a group of places that have similar attributes |
| functional region | a group of places connected by movement |
| perceptual region | a group of places that is defined by peoples feelings |
| core | the earths center |
| mantle | a thick layer of mostly solid rock |
| crust | the solid ,rocky surface layer |
| lithosphere | the surface features of the earth |
| atmosshere | the layer of gases |
| hydrosphere | the water contained in oceans |
| biosphere | the world of plants animals and others living things |
| continent | any of the seven large land masses of the earths |
| relief | the differences the in elevation |
| plate tectonics | the theory that the earth's outer shell is composed of a number of large plates |
| continental drift theory | the idea that continents slowly shifts their position |
| ring of fire | a ring of volcanic mountains |
| weathering | the chemical process by which rock |
| mechanical weathering | the actual breaking up or physical weakening of a rock |
| chemical weatherring | the process by which the actual chemical structure |
| acid rain | rain whose high concentration of chemicals |
| erosion | the movement of weathered materials |
| sediment | particles of soil and rock |
| loess | fine-grained, minerals-rich loam, dust |
| glacier | a huge , slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
| moraine | a ridge like mass of rock |
| weather | the condition of the bottom layer of the earth. |
| climate | the term used for the weather |
| rotation | the spinning motion of the earth |
| revolution | one complete orbit of the earth around the sun |
| solstice | either of the two times a year when the sun appears overhead the tropic cancer |
| equinox | either of the two times each year |
| precipitation | all the forms of water that falls to the earth |
| front | the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density |
| continental climate | the type of climate found in northern hemisphere |
| ecosystem | the interaction of a plant life |
| biome | the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem |
| deciduous | leaf-shedding; of a type tree that sheds |
| coniferous | cone-bearing type of tree |
| chaparral | A type of natural vegetation |
| savanna | a tropical grassland with scattered trees |
| herbivore | a plant eater |
| carnuvore | am meat eater |
| prairie | A temperate grassland |
| tundra | A dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold |
| permaforst | A layer of soil just below the earth's surface |
Created by:
christopher shaw
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