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Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography | study of the spatial aspects of earth and the people who live on it |
| environment | surroundings that include physical |
| location | the position of a place on earth's surface |
| absolute location | the exact position of a place on earth's surface expressed in latitude and longitude |
| relative location | the location of a place in relation to other places |
| place | a geographic location, usually a town of city, and its physical and human characteristics |
| region | an area that is unified by one or more common characteristics |
| human-environment interaction | how people use, adapt to or change their surroundings and how the physical environment often affects humans |
| movement | people interacting across the globe: includes migration, transportation, and trade |
| plain | landforms that generally is level |
| barrier island | island that protects the main body of land from ocean waves |
| fault | a weak place in the earth's crust |
| plateau | a broad, level landform that has steep cliffs called escarpments on at least one side and higher elevation than the surrounding land |
| aquifer | an underground water reservoir |
| savanna | grassland with scattered trees and drought resistant undergrowth |
| grassland | area where the natural vegetation is grass |
| middle latitude | area approximately midway between the Equator and the North Pole and South Pole |
| norther | icy wind that blows in quickly |
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