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| The study of the land and how we use it (rocks, rainfall, people, places) |
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| A person who studies the features of the earth from different points of view |
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One of the main landmasses of the globe, usually 7 in number
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a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
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| Continental drift was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface |
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Continental drift was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface
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The topics the geographers think about when they study Earth and its geography
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A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles
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Imaginary line from the north pole to the south pole with 0 degrees longitude
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imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0
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a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
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the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
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a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class
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an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
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| People who travel from place to place instead of living in one place all the time[image] |
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This theme helps geographers describe where something is on earth.
Absolute location uses degrees of latitude and longitude.
Relative Location describes a location that is near, above, next to another location.
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This theme describes the physical and human characteristics of a place.
example: San Diego is 62' above sea level (physical)
example: the population of Encinitas is 63,131(human) |
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This theme describes the similarites you may find in a place.
For example: language, historical background, culture |
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This theme describes how people, goods and information and culture got to a particular place.
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