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Geography

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What is Geography? The study of Earth, and its people, places, and environments
What is the starting point for measuring latitude? Equator
Name the 5 themes of Geography? Location, Place, Movement, Regions, and HEI
Locations on Earth are made up of different combinations of... Physical and Human Characteristics
True or False. The Earth is always changing? True
What are the two types of location? Reletive and Absolute
What is a Strait? A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water
A long, narrow valley between cliffs, often with a stream flowing through it is called Canyon
What is a plain? A broad and flat or gentle rolling area where there are few changes in the landscape.
A stretch of low land laying between hills or mountains and usually having a river or stream flowing through it is called.. Valley
What is a peninsula? A land area almost entirely surrounded by water
What is a land mass surrounded by water? Island
What is a group or chain of islands? Archipelago
Which way does the lines of latitude run? east and west
Which way does the lines of longitude run? north and south
The lines of latitude are also called what? Parallels
The lines of longitude are also called.. Meridians
What does GPS stand for? Global Positioning System
What does it mean to distort? To show something incorrectly
What is the height of a landform compared to nearby landforms? Relief
What is absolute location? An exact location of something
The shape and nature of the land is called... Landforms
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