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| Geography | the study of earth & ways people live and work on it. |
| Location | answer the question: where is it? |
| Absolute Location | the exact location of a place on the earth's surface. |
| Relative Location | the position of a place in relation to other places. |
| Place | described by physical characteristics and human characteristics |
| Regions | areas that share 1 or more common characteristics, Human or physical |
| movement | brings the world people closer together through transportation or communication |
| adapt | adjust |
| modify | change |
| landforms | natural features of the earth's land surface |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| relief | changes in height |
| core | center of the earth |
| mantle | made of hot solid rock |
| crust | thin layer of rock, sand and soil |
| tectonic plates | separate sections of the earth's crust that move slowly |
| continental drift | theory that states 220 million yrs. ago all the continents formed one land mass, Pangaea |
| Volanoes | cone shaped mountains made when melted rock called lava flows up from the mantle, cracks the crust and cools into solid rock |
| earthquakes | sudden shifts in the earth's crust |
| erosion | rock & soil are moved from one place on earth's surface to another |
| river system | a river & all the streams that flow into it |
| Climate | pattern of weather of a place over many years |
| rotates | spins like a top |
| axis | imaginary line that runs through the earth's center from North Pole to South Pole |
| Orbit | earth moves around the sun in an almost circular path |
| revolution | circular movement, the earth revolves around the sun |
| latitude | distance north or south of equator |
| Tropical zone | AKA Tropics, area btwn Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Temperate Zone | area btwn Tropic of Cancer & Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere & the area btwn Tropic of Capricorn & Antarctic Circle in the southern hemishere |
| Polar Zone | Area north of Arctic Circle & south of Antarctic Circle |
| Prevailing Winds | winds that blows from a certain direction almost all the time |
| Ocean Current | ocean water that flows in a steady stream |
| Precipitation | the falling of moisture such as rain or snow |
| Natural Resources | materials formed in nature |
| Minerals | nonliving substances found beneath earth's surface |
| Renewable Resources | resources that can be replaced |
| Nonrenewable Resources | resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up |
| legends | folktales that explain the past |
| archaeologists | scientists who study remains of past human life |
| anthropologists | scientists who study origin and development of humans |
| archaeology | the study of remains of past human life and cultures |
| artifacts | things made by people |
| decipher | explain the meaning of |
| excavated | dig into the earth, to uncover remains of the past |
| date | find the age of the remains |
| ages | periods of time |
| loess | thick, rich & yellowish soil |
| glaciers | great ice sheets |
| Ecosystems | Communities of plants & animals that are dependent upon one another & their particular surroundings for survival |
| Projections | ways of representing earth on a flat surface |
