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geography | study of the earth in all of its variety |
absolute location | the exact position on the globe |
hemisphere | half of a sphere |
latitude | parallels |
longitude | meridians |
grid system | series of lines that cross each other |
relative location | where a place in in relation to another place |
place | describes where a place is, and what is the place like |
environment | natural surroundings |
movement | how people in one place make contact with people in another place |
region | area that shares some common characteristics |
Equator | imaginary line that circles the earth midway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
Prime Meridian | runs from North Pole to South Pole through Greenwich, England |
galaxy | huge system of stars |
solar system | planets and other bodies that revolve around the sun |
orbit | eliptical path around the sun |
revolution | one complete trip around the sun |
leap year | extra calenar day added each four years |
axis | imaginary line through the earth from North Pole to South Pole |
solstice | beginning of summer or winter |
equinox | day and night are equal in both hemispheres |
Earth | third planet from the sun |
sun | ball of intensely hot gases that provides heat and light |
moon | cold, rocky sphere with no water or atmosphere |
landform | individual feature of the landscape |
core | dense center of the earth made of hot metal |
mantle | thick, mostly solid rock surrounding the core |
crust | outer layer of the earth |
magma | melted rock in the earth |
continent | large land areas |
plate tectonics | theory that says earth's crust is broken in pieces and moves |
fault | crack in the earth'e crust |
earthquake | violent jolt in the area near a fault |
tsunami | huge wave caused by undersea earthquakes |
weathering | breaks rocks into gravel, sand, or soil |
erosion | wears away the surface |
plateau | flat area rising above surrounding land |
isthmus | narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces |
peninsula | piece of land surrounded by water on three sides |
strait | narrow body of water between two pieces of land |
atmosphere | the air surrounding the Earth |
Mount Fuji | cone shaped mountain in Japan formed by volcano |
Hawaii | flat mountains in the Pacific Ocean caused by slow lava flows |