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chapter one vocab

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show the study of the earth's surface and the process that shape it,the connections between places,and the complex relationships between people and their environments.  
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show A geographic information system,which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's 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 hemispher.  
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show the position of a place in the relation to another place.  
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show the physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place from other places.  
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show all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere,including rain and snow.  
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8.formal region   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 people's feelings and attitudes.  
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11.core   show
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12.mantle   show
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13.crust   show
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show the surface features of the earth,including soil,rock,and landforms  
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show the layer of gases,water vapor,and other substances above the earth.  
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16.hydroshpere   show
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17.bioshpere   show
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show any of the seven large landmasses of the earth's surface: africa,antartica,asia,australia,europe,north america, south america.  
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19.relief   show
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show the theory that the earth's outer shell is composed of a number of large,unanchored plates,or slabs of rocks,whose constant movement explains earthquakes and volcanic activity.  
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21.continental drift theory   show
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22.ring of fire.   show
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show the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down,eventually becoming soil.  
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show the actual breaking up or physical weakening of the rock by forces such as ice and roots.  
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show the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock changed,usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock.  
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26.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 particles of soil and rock carried and deposited by water,wind and ice.  
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show fine-grained, mineral-rich loam, dust,or silt deposited by the wind.  
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show a huge, slow-moving mass of snow ans ice.  
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show a ridgelike mass of rock,gravel,sand,and clay carried and deposited by a glacier.  
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