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Geography ch 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geography | The study of the physical features of the earth and it's atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries |
| Hemisphere | A half of a sphere. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. |
| Formal Region | Government or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain ranges |
| Weathering | wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to air |
| Climates | The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period a region with particular prevailing weather conditions |
| Ecosystem | A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment |
| Biosphere | The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth ( or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms |
| Plate Tectonics | A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle |
| Character of a place | Moral or ethical quantity: a man of fine, honorable character |
| Relative Location | |
| Functional Region | Consists of a central pace and the surroundings areas that are dependent upon that place, such as a metropolitan |
| Mechanical Weathering | Any of the various weathering processes that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in the chemical composition of the rock |
| Chemical Weathering | Any of the various weathering processes that cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition, changing and mineralogical composition of the rock |
| Atmosphere | The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air |
| Continent | One of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number ( Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica) |
| Continental Drift | Geology, the lateral movements of continents resulting from motion of crustal plates |
| Absolute Location | |
| Perception | The act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding |
| Perceptual Region | These regions reflect human feelings and attitudes about the area |
| Acid Rain | Precipitation, as rain, snow, or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals, as pollution from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor |
| Lithosphere | The solid portion of the earth ( distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere) The crust and upper mantle of the earth |
| Hydrosphere | The water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere |
| Glacier | An extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in the valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers |
| Theory Ring of Fire | Major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. it is associated with nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movement |
| GIS | Geographic Information System is designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data |
| Relief | Alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, ect |
| Mantle | Geology. the portion of the earth, about 1800 miles thick, between the crust and the core |
| Core | The central, innermost, or most essential part of anything |
| Erosion | The process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, wind, waves, ect |
| Sediment | Mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice |
| Loess | A loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in Mississippi valley and in Europe and Asia |
| Moraine | A ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacier drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay a deposit of such materiel left on the ground by a glacier |
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