World Geography 2a
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Climate | show 🗑
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show | Temperature and precipitation at a single time
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show | Lines on the globe used for measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
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Longitude | show 🗑
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Equator | show 🗑
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show | A line running from North pole to South pole. Used as a division between Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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Absolute Location | show 🗑
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show | A description of where something is using other locations as reference points.
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Scale | show 🗑
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show | Tells which way is North, South, East, and West on a map
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show | How map makers get a spherical Earth transferred to a flat piece of paper. Causes map distortion.
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Mercator Map | show 🗑
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show | One type of map projection. Good for thematic maps. Less distortion than Mercator.
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Polar Map | show 🗑
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Physical Map | show 🗑
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show | A type of map that shows data such as average rain fall, population density, climates, etc
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Political Map | show 🗑
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show | A type of map that exists in a persons mind to help them navigate their surroundings.
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show | The area just north and south of the equator. Generally has the warmest climates.
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Middle latitudes | show 🗑
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show | The area north and south of the Middle latitudes. Generally has the coldest climates.
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show | A vegetation region found in the Low Latitudes. Lots of precipitation, high temperatures, thick vegetation
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show | A vegetation region found mostly in the Low Latitudes. Short rainy season, high temperatures, mostly grass
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show | A vegetation region found in the Low and Middle Latitudes. Very little precipitation, high temperatures, little vegetation
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show | A vegetation region found in the Middle Latitudes. Low precipitation. Temperate climate (4 seasons). Mostly grass
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show | A vegetation region found in the Middle Latitudes. Moderate precipitation, temperate climate, a variety of big trees
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show | A vegetation region found in the High Latitudes. Moderate precipitation, cold temperatures, forests with only evergreen trees
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Tundra | show 🗑
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Monsoons | show 🗑
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show | A severe tropical storm. Occurs in the Atlantic Ocean
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Typhoon | show 🗑
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Tornado | show 🗑
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