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The study of the humanities.
- What does it mean to be human?
- What does it mean to live well as a human?
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Why is time and place such a significant issue for human beings?
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Define geography. Distinction between physical and cultural geography.
Geography: the scientific study of the Earth's surface in relationship to the people, physical characteristics, climate and natural resources.
- Physical Geography: Physical features of the earth
- Cultural Geography: The impact and incorporation of people
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Define longitude and latitude.
- Longitude: Lines that run north and south
- Latitude:
Lines that run east and west
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Problem of map distorstion. Four aspects of maps.
- Area, shape, distance, direction.
- Mercator, Goode's, Robinson's, and Azimuthal
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Three map projections. Strengths and weakness of each.
- Mercator-Direction and Shape(yes) Areas and distances(no)
- Goode's-Areas and Shape(yes) Distances and Direction(no)
- Robinson's-All are good but all are off by a little
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Discription of six different information maps.
- Political- State or national boundaries, capitals, and mojor cities
- Physical- Shows mountains, rivers, lakes, elivation, and other natural features
- Topographical- Shows shape and elevation of the land forms
- Climate- Weather conditions
- Economic- Shows natural resources or economic activities of a place
- Road- Show primary and secondary transportation routes
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Three divisions of the physical Earth.
Land, Air, Water
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List the seven continents.
Asia, Africa, North and South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
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Describe the three basic landforms.
- Mountains-A rocky mountain range
- Plains-Wide areas of level land
- Plateau-Wide areas of relatively flat land, like plains, but they rise abruptly above surrounding lands
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The four oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic
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Four features of rivers.
Length, discharge, drainage basin, navigablilty
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The difference between rivers, lakes and seas.
- Rivers-Water is in constant motion
- Lakes-Bodies of water fully enclosed by land
- Seas-Arms of the ocean partially enclosed by land
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Two types of powerful internal forces working constantly and changing the surface of the Earth.
Plate Tectonics and Volcanic Activity
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Two significant external forces working on the Earth's surface.
- Weathering-breakdown of rocks by water, plant roots, temperature changes, and the formation of ice and mineral crystals
- Erosion-The thing that removes the materials from the weathering
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Explain three types of erosion.
Wind, Wave, Glacial
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list and identify five types of weather patterns establishing climate regions.
- Tropical-rainy
- Arid-lacking moister
- Cold-bitter cold
- Moderate-rain fall temperatures
- Highlands-thin air and moist
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Define a biome and describe the three basic types of biomes.
A major regional or global biotic community
- Forest-wherever trees are the predominant plant
- Grasslands-many tropical and temperate regions lacking sufficient rainfall to support forests
- Wastelands-barren most of the year because of low amount of precipitation
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