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Intro to Geography
midterm study guide for the intro to geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geography | The study of people. their enviornments, and their resources |
| Location | A position of a place on the Earth's surface (ex: john stark regional high school) |
| Latitude | the distance north or south of the equator |
| Longitude | the distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| Exports | goods sent to markets outside a country (ex:american food>china) |
| Imports | goods brought into a country (ex:china products sent to the usa) |
| interdependence | a mutual dependence of countries on goods. resource and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| Map Projection | way of showing the curved Earth on a flat surface |
| Topography | physical features of a place or region |
| Vegetation | plant life of a place or region |
| Elevation | height above sea level |
| Plains | large area of level or gently rolling land |
| plateaus | large area of a high, flat or gently rolling down land |
| Climate | AVERAGE condition of a region |
| Equator | runs 0 degrees latitude x axis |
| Prime Meridian | run's 0 degreens longitude |