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| geography | study of the physical features of earth and interactions of humans with the environment |
| latitude | distance north or south of equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of prime meridian |
| precipitation | water droplets falling from sky as rain, hail, sleet or snow |
| climate | general weather pattern over a period of time |
| weather | day to day conditions and changes in atmospheric air pressure affecting temperature, rainfall, wind, cloudiness, humidity |
| wind/air current | large body of air that constantly moves in a certain direction |
| ocean current | steady flow of water along a certain path in the ocean |
| hurricane | tropical storm rising from a depression off the coast of Africa; strengthens over Carribean; hurricane when winds reach 74 mph |
| tornado | severe wind storm; winds blow counterclockwise; reach speed of 250 mph; funnel cloud |
| Appalachian Plateau | northwest corner of state |
| Blue Ridge | northeastern part of state |
| Ridge and Valley | between App. Pla. and Bl. Rid. |
| Piedmont | region located between footfills of Piedmont and coastal plain |
| Coastal Plain | lower 3/5s of state |
| Barrier Islands | Islands along GA coastline that protect beaches |
| Okeefenokee Swamp | geographical feature in Coastal region |
| Brasstown Bald | highest peak in Georgia |
| Appalachian Mountains | part of this mountain system found in North GA |
| absolute location | exact place on earth listed by longitude and latitude |
| relative location | where a place is in relation to one or more places |
| Gulf stream | ocean current that moves from Caribbean along eastern coast of US to Greenlan |
| Trade wind | air current moving west towards equator |
| Barrier Islands | these protect the Atlantic coast from storms and waves |
| 159 | number of counties in Georgia |
