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| 1 geography define | the study of the earths surface and the process that shape it.
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| 2 GIS define | a geographic system which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earths surface.
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| 3 absolute location define | the position on the earth in which a place can be found.
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| 4 hemisphere define | a half of the earth.
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| 5 relative location define | the position of a place in relation to another place.
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| 6 character define | the physical and human characteristics that help distinguish a place from other places.
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| 7 perception define | a view point that is influenced by ones own culture and experiences.
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| 8 formal region define | a group of regions that have similar attributes.
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| 9 functional region define | a group of regions connected by movement.
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| 10 perceptual region define | a group of places defined by peoples feelings.
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| 11 core | the earths center.
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| 12 mantle | a thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earths crust.
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| 13 crust | the rocky solid surface layer of the earth.
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| 14 lithosphere | the surface features of the earth.
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| 15 atmosphere | the layer of gasses, water vapor, and other substances.
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| 16 hydrosphere | the water contained in oceans, lakes and rivers.
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| 17 biosphere | the world of plants, animals, and other living things.
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| 18 continent | any of the seven large land masses of the earth surface.
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| 19 relief | the difference in elevation or height in any particular area.
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| 20 plate tectonics | the theory that the earths outer shell is composed of many pieces.
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| 21 continental drift theory | the theory that all the continents slowly mved to their current places.
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| 22 ring of fire | a ring of volcanic mountains that circle the pacific ocean.
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| 23 weathering | the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down eventually becoming soil.
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| 24 mechanical weathering | the actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by forces such as ice and roots.
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| 25 chemical weathering | the process by which the actual chemical structure of the rock is changed usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock
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| 26 acid rain | rain whose high concentration of chemicals, pollutes water kills plant and animal life and eats away at the surface of the stones and rocks.
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| 27 erosion | the movement of weathered material like soil, sand, and gravel.
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| 28 sediment | particles of soil and rock carried and deposited by water wind or ice.
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| 29 loess | fined grained mineral rich loam, dust, or silt deposited by the wind.
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| 30 glacier | a huge slow moving mass of snow and ice.
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| 31 moraine | a ridge like mass of rock, gravel, sand, and clay carried and deposited by a a glacier.
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