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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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show the study of earths surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between palaces, and the complex relationships between people and their environment.  
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show a geographic information system which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about earths surface in order to solve geographic problems.  
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3.Absolute Location   show
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show a half of the earth the equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres the Prime meridian divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres.  
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5.Relative Location   show
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6.Character of A Place   show
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7. Preception   show
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8. Formal Regions   show
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show a group of places connected by movement for example, the region drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.  
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show a group of places that is defined by peoples feeling and attitudes.  
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show the earths center, consisting of very hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten, or liquid, in the outer core.  
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12. Mantle   show
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show the solid rocky surface layer of the earth.  
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show the surface features of the earth, including soil, rocks, and landforms.  
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show the layer of gases, water vapor and other substances above the earth.  
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16.Hydrosphere   show
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17.Biosphere   show
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18.Continents   show
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19.Releif   show
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20.Plate Tectonics   show
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21.Continental drift theory   show
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22.Weathering   show
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23.Mechanical Weathering   show
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show the proccess by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed, usually when water and carbon dioxide cuase a breakdown of the rock.  
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25.Acid rain   show
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show the movement of weathered materials including gravel, soil, and sand usually caused by water, wind, and glaciers.  
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show particales of soil and rock carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice.  
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show fine-grained, mineral-rich loam, dust, or silt deposited by the wind.  
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29.Glaciers   show
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show a ridgelike mass of rock, gravel, sand, and clay carried and deposited by a glacier.  
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