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Chapter 1, Section 1, 2, 3

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Vocabulary
Definition
Section 1    
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Geography   the study of the earth and the people who live on it.  
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Environment   surroundings that include physical, social, and cultural conditions  
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Location   the position of a place on the earth's surface  
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Absolute Location   the exact position of a place on earth's surface expressed in latitude and longitude  
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Relative Location   A location of a place in relation to another place  
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Place   a geographic location, usually a town or city, and its physical and human characteristics  
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Region   an area that is unified by one or more common characteristics  
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HEI Human Environment Interaction   how people use, adapt to, or change their surroundings and how the physical environment often affects hummans  
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Movement   people interacting, across the globe - includes migration, transportation, and trade  
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Section 2    
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Plain   a landform that generally is level  
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Barrier Island   an island that protects the main body or land from ocean waves  
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Escarpment   a steep cliff  
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Fault   a weak place in the earth's crust  
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Plateau   a broad, level landform that has steep cliffs - called escarpment - on at least one side and higher elevation than the surrounding land  
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Aquifer   an underground water reservoir  
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Savanna   grassland with scattered trees and drought resistant under growth  
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Grassland   an area where the natural vegetation is grass  
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Section 3    
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Middle Latitudes   the area approximately midway between the Equator and the North Pole or South Pole  
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Norther   icy wind that blows in quickly from the North  
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