Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Area Studies Unit 1o

Vocab

QuestionAnswer
A point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude. Absolute Location
a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon, the celestial equator, or the ecliptic Hemisphere
A location of a place in relation to another place Relative location
Physical characteristics of a place include altitude, landforms like mountains and bodies of water,climate and different forms of precipitation. Temperature is also included. characteristics of a place
A viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experience perception
A group of places that have similar attributes. formal region
A group of places connected by movement. functional region
a straight line that has the same distance between another straight line. parallel
an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations along it with a given longitude. meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) at which the longitude is defined to be 0°. prime meridan
geography refers to how people, goods, and ideas are dynamic and constantly changing movement
subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity of description based on a range of statistical data region
how we affect and are affected by the environment, and also how we disturb the natural environment. human- environment interaction
a specific position or point in physical space location
an area with definite or indefinite boundaries or a portion of space in which has a name in an area place
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass. equator
the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position tropic of cancer
the most southerly latitude on the Earth tropic of capricorn
Created by: ithiesenhusen
Popular Geography sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards