Geography ch.1&2
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| core | center of the earth made up of iron and nickel
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| mantle | surrounds the core and makes up most of the earths mass. its made up of "liquid hot magma"-molten rock
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| crust | the outer shell or the earth
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| what are tectonic plates? | 12 enormous pieces floating on the mantle, form earths crust
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| what is continental drift? | the constant movement of tectonic plates. (spreading apart, colliding, or grinding past each other) LEADS TO THE CREATION OF LAND FORMS
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| <------ --------> | spread apart (create rift valleys)
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| -------> <-------- | collide (push eachother up = mountains) (one dives under the other = volacnoe)
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| what is weathering? | breaks down rock into smaller pieces
divides rock
part of soil building
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| erosion | movement of weathered material from one place to another
-also part of soil building process
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| whats the effect of erosion? | valleys, deltas, beaches
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| how long is a full rotation? | 24 hours
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| how long is a complete revolution? | 365 and 1/4 days
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| TILT? | the earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees (creates 3 zones: tropical, polar, and temperate)
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| what is the tropic of cancer? | northern most point to receive direct sun rays (@ 23.5 degrees north)
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| what is the tropic of capricorn? | southern most point to receive direct sun rays (@ 23.5 degrees south)
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| what are the 4 seasons? | times of greater or lesser direct solar energy
-caused by tilt and revolution
-tilt causes north and south hems. to be opposite
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| what is the importance of wind and oceans? | they help distribute the earth's heat.
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| what is weather? | the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
-changes with seasons
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| what causes weather? | when large air masses heat up or cool down and move across earth's surface
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| topographical map | represents natural or man made features on the earths surface
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| thematic map | emphasizes specific kinds of info.
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| navigational map | used by pilots and sailors to chart a course
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| what is globalization? | world wide integration and development
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| to appreciate/understand ______ _________ | culture diversity
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| physical geography | the natural world (oceans, mountains, etc.)
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| human geography | the human activities in a physical place
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| what are the 5 themes of geography? | 1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interactions
4. Movement
5. Regions
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| what are examples of human characteristics? | dams, highways, houses
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| what are examples of physical characteristics? | climate, landforms, vegitaition
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| how do humans relate to the physical world? | they modify, and depend of the environment. Ex: modify clothing, sports, roads etc.
Ex: humans depend on raw materials, protection, etc.
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| what are the 3 themes to movement? | PEOPLE
-how? why?
GOODS
-how? why?
IDEAS
-how? why?
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| formal regions | north america, usa
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| functional regions | austin (greater austin area)
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| perceptional regions | the south ( culture values that form a region)
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