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Geographers World

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The 6 essential elements of geography   show
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show Location is important because it tells you were things are, which helps you develop a sense of awareness of the world where you live.  
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show Places help you know the geographic location, what it looks like, climate, and other important characteristics while regions help organize things for geographers.  
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show This helps geographers see the texture and animal life of the earth.  
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show This helps geographers see how humans have changed and developed the world and they closely watch the movement of people, ideas, and goods.  
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Environment and society   show
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The uses of geography   show
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Basin   show
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Bay   show
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show A deep and narrow valley with steep walls.  
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show A triangle-shaped deposit of sand and sediment that occurs where a river flows into an ocean.  
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Gulf   show
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Island   show
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Isthmus   show
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show A sizable inland body of water.  
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show A series of connected mountains.  
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Peninsula   show
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show An area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses.  
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Plateau   show
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River   show
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show A narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water.  
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Tributary   show
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show A mountain created as liquid rock or ash erupts from inside the earth.  
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How many kinds of thematic maps are there?   show
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show The names locations, and shapes of land forms and water bodies.  
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show Earth's climate zones. Each zone has a particular pattern of precipitation and temperature.  
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Vegetation zones   show
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show Population density, or how crowded places are. It also shows information about population patterns.  
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show Land use, which is how people use land to meet their needs. It might also show the locations of important resources.  
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show The precise point where a place is located on earth.  
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show A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.  
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show A way of presenting the spherical earth on a flat surface.  
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Relative location   show
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show Long term patterns of weather.  
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show Focuses on the ways people produce, buy, and sell goods and services.  
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show A natural feature of the earth's surface.  
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show Natural parts of earth's surface.  
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show Number of people per unit of area. Measures how crowded an area is.  
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show An area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas.  
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Thematic map   show
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show Trees and other plants.  
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Season theory   show
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