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World geography 3
chapter 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. geography | the study of the earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between place, and the complex relationships between people and there environments |
| 2. GIS | a geographic information system, witch uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems. |
| 3. absolute location | the position on the in which a place can be found |
| 4. hemisphere | a half of the earth; the equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres; the prime meridian divides the eastern and western hemisphere |
| 5. relative location | the position of a place in relation to another place |
| 6. character of a place | the physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place from other places |
| 7. perception | a viewpoint that is influenced by ones own culture and experiences. |
| 8. formal region | a group of places that have similar attributes for example a political region. |
| 9. functional region | a group of places connected by movement for example the regions drained by the Amazon river and its tributaries |
| 10. perceptual region | a group of places that's is defined by people's feelings and attitudes |
| 11. core | the earth's center consisting of very hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten or liquid in the outer core |
| mantle | a thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust that surrounds the earth's core |
| crust | the solid rocky surface layer of the earth |
| lithosphere | |
| atmosphere | |
| hydrosphere | |
| biosphere | |
| continent | |
| relief | |
| plate tectonics | |
| continental drift theory | |
| ring of fire | |
| weathering | the chemical and mechanical process |
| mechanical weathering | the actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by forces such as ice and roots |
| chemical weathering | the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed, usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock |
| acid rain | |
| erosion | |
| sediment | |
| loess | |
| glacier | |
| moraine |
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