road trip trivia
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| what is the science of studying the earth as the home of humans | geography
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| what term describes where a place is compared with other places | relative location
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| what term describes a precise position on earth's surface; often stated in latitude and longitude | absolute location
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| an __ is an imaginary straight line around which an oject rotates | axis
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| the imaginary line goes around the globe exactly halfway between the N.P and the S.P is knownas the __ and is located at __ degrees latitude | equator , 0
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| __ are imaginary lines that run east to west, side-by-side with the equator and measure latitude | paralles
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| a measures of the distance north and south of the equator which is expressed in degrees,minutes,&seconds is known as __ | latitude
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| imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to the other and measures longitude are called __ | meridians
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| the __ is an imaginary lines that running from the N.P through england and part africa the S.P | prime meridian
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| what term describes a measures of the distance east or west of the prime meridian; expressed in degrees,minutes&seconds | longitude
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| rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of | precipitation
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| __ describes the type of weather a region experiences over a ling period of time | climate
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| what term is described as a low-lying land are where water lies close to the surface creating sloughs,swamp,bogs,ponds,and freshwaters?Also known as lowland that is influenced by tidal water flows? | wetland
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| how are cultural and physical geography differnent | cultural, how people live
physical, were they live
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| cultural geogrphy is a category of __ geography (studies the world, its people, communities and cultural) | human
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| georgia is located in the __hemisphere | northern
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| georgia is located in the __hemisphere | western
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| on what continent is georgia located | north america
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| what is georgia's relative location within the U.S. | south east
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| name the 5 states that border georgia | tennessee, alabama, florida, N.C and S.C
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| an area of the earth's suface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics is called a | region
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| what characteristics define a region | landforms, climate and natural resouces
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| georgia has __ physiographic (geographical/regions) regions | 5
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| what are the 3 regions that when combined make up a land area smaller than the Piedmont region | ridge & valley, appalachian plateau & blue ridge
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