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Geography Exam Review
Unit 2
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Geography
7th Grade
12/14/2011

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Regions
Definition
Areas that share common characteristics (desserts, mountains, etc.)
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Location
Definition
Is divided into two sections; absolute and relative location
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Cultural Geography
Definition
The study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes
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Phsical Geography
Definition
The study of the world's physical features - its landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, plants
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Global Level
Definition
How events from one region affect another region
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Regional Level
Definition
To focus on a bigger piece of land
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Local Level
Definition
Asking about how people live in a town/community
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Highlands
Definition
Varied temperatures located in high mountain ranges
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Polar
Definition
Extreme cold temperature located in higher latitudes
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Temperate
Definition
Varied weather located at middle latitudes
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Dry
Definition
Sunny and dry climate around 30 degrees latitude and center of continents
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Tropical
Definition
Warm climateon or near the equator
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Human Envirnment Interaction
Definition
How people adapt and interact to their environment such as building a house with thick walls in a cold place
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Place
Definition
It defines a place's fetures and landscapes and makes an area different from other places
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Definition of Geography
Definition
Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
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