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Looking at the Earth

Terms related to the study of the five themes of geography, planet earth, and landforms.

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geographystudy of the earth in all of its variety
absolute locationthe exact position on the globe
hemispherehalf of a sphere
latitudeparallels
longitudemeridians
grid systemseries of lines that cross each other
relative locationwhere a place in in relation to another place
placedescribes where a place is, and what is the place like
environmentnatural surroundings
movementhow people in one place make contact with people in another place
regionarea that shares some common characteristics
Equatorimaginary line that circles the earth midway between the North Pole and the South Pole
Prime Meridianruns from North Pole to South Pole through Greenwich, England
galaxyhuge system of stars
solar systemplanets and other bodies that revolve around the sun
orbiteliptical path around the sun
revolutionone complete trip around the sun
leap yearextra calenar day added each four years
axisimaginary line through the earth from North Pole to South Pole
solsticebeginning of summer or winter
equinoxday and night are equal in both hemispheres
Earththird planet from the sun
sunball of intensely hot gases that provides heat and light
mooncold, rocky sphere with no water or atmosphere
landformindividual feature of the landscape
coredense center of the earth made of hot metal
mantlethick, mostly solid rock surrounding the core
crustouter layer of the earth
magmamelted rock in the earth
continentlarge land areas
plate tectonicstheory that says earth's crust is broken in pieces and moves
faultcrack in the earth'e crust
earthquakeviolent jolt in the area near a fault
tsunamihuge wave caused by undersea earthquakes
weatheringbreaks rocks into gravel, sand, or soil
erosionwears away the surface
plateauflat area rising above surrounding land
isthmusnarrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces
peninsulapiece of land surrounded by water on three sides
straitnarrow body of water between two pieces of land
atmospherethe air surrounding the Earth
Mount Fujicone shaped mountain in Japan formed by volcano
Hawaiiflat mountains in the Pacific Ocean caused by slow lava flows


by Mr. Brad Bowerman - Geography World
Geography World
Carbondale, PA

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