geography lesson 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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geography | the study of physical biological and culture features of the earth
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perspective | the way a person looks at something
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landscapes | scenery of places, including physical human and cultural features
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cartography | study of maps and mapmaking
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meterology | study of the weather
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region | area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
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formal region | region with one or more common feature that make it different from others
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functional region | region made of different places that are linked and function as a unit
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preception | our awareness and understanding of the environment around us
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perceptual regions | regions that reflect human feelings and attitude
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grid | lines crossing each other in uniform intervals to create a pattern of squares
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latitude | lines on the globe in an east west direction and measured in degrees
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longitude | lines on the globe in an north south direction and measured in degrees
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equator | imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south pole
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parallels | lines of latitude
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meridians | lines of longitude
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prime meridian | imaginary lines drawn from the north pole through green which england to the south pole
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degrees | units used to measure distance between parallels and between meridians
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hemisphere | line of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridian
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continents | large landmasses on earths surface
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atlas | collection of maps in one book
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map projections | different ways of representing a round earth on a flat map
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great circle route | shortest route of between any two places on the planet
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compose rose | map element with the arrows pointing in all four principal directions
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legend | map key
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cotiguous | connecting or bordering
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precipitation | condensed droplets of water that fall as rain, snow, sleet, or hiar
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topography | elevation, layout, and shape of the land
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climate graphs | graphs showing average temperature and precipitation in a place
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population pyrimads | graphs showing the percentage of the males and females by age group in country's population
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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