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Stack #728330
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| community | a place where people live,work, and play. Helps people meet their basic needs |
| geographer | someone who studies places |
| geography | the study of places |
| natural characteristics | nature 1. landforms=mountains, islands, peninsulas, sand dunes 2. bodies of water=Great Lakes, inland lakes, bays, rivers, waterfalls |
| location | where a place is |
| human characteristics | man-made (bridges, roads, sidewalks, buildings) |
| relative location | where a place is in relation to other places (using North, East, South, West) |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| absolute location | exact address |
| island | a piece of land surrounded by water |
| sand dunes | hills of loose sand piled up by the wind |
| elevation | how high or low a place is |
| rivers | flowing water that empties into lakes |
| bay | water partly enclosed by land |
| waterfalls | water flows steeply down |
| lakes | water surrounded by land on all sides |
| climate | weather over a long period of time |
| HOMES | The Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) |
| precipitation | water that falls to the ground |
| What is Michigan's climate | 4 seasons, different weather, hot and cold, hail, rain, snow |
| Why is it hard to predict Michigan's weather? | lake effect/ Great Lakes |
| vegetation | the plants of an area |
| Why is it colder in the UP? | It is farther from the equator and has a higher elevation |
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