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Intro to Geo
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Geography
Undergraduate 3
09/17/2013

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Term
5 themes of geography
Definition
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movement
region
human environment interaction
location
place
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three types of movement
Definition
people or migration
goods
intangibles
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immigration
Definition
country to country
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emigration
Definition
people leaving a country
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outmovement
Definition
smaller scale, more local,
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inmovement
Definition
local, into the area
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relocation diffusion
Definition
ideas, goods, people have moved to a new places
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hierarchical expansion diffusion
Definition
ideas spread from important people to important people
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contagious diffusion
Definition
example disease, very fast
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stimulus diffusion
Definition
spread of underlying idea but specifics has changed
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regions
Definition
help break down world into chunks
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formal regions
Definition
based on traits, not set in stone
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core periphery
Definition
concentrated area of traits
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functional regions
Definition
social function, political function, economic function and have a node
Term
node
Definition
where its coordinated from, has function and boundaries
Term
vernacular regions
Definition
based on perception. how people live in the area see the area. based on physical features shared experiences etc. the midwest
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human environment interact
Definition
circular relationship
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location
Definition
where something is
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absolute location
Definition
based on mathematical formula common is latitude and latitude
Term
relative location
Definition
location is relative to other things
Term
place
Definition
description of the location based on physical traits and cultural traits. changes based on what you know
Term
weather
Definition
short term of what is happening outside
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climate
Definition
statistical summary of weather conditions over a long period time
Term
solar energy
Definition
fuel that drives the atmosphere
Term
without ________ life wouldn't be possible
Definition
solar energy
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insolation
Definition
amount of solar energy in a given area.
Term
angle of incidence
Definition
angle at which the sun is striking the earth . seasonal variation in angle of incidence
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length of day
Definition
at equator, 12 hours of sunlight. some places get 3 months of sunshine
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heat transfer
Definition
responsible for vasts amount of energy around the globe.
Term
radiation
Definition
form of energy is transmitted through electromagnetic waves.
Term
greenhouse effect
Definition
gases in the atmosphere capture the long wave radiation.
Term
latent heat exhange
Definition
moves energy from low altitudes to high altitudes. stored in water vapor.
Term
when water goes from a liquid to a vapor it requires ______ heat and energy, as it returns it releases energy
Definition
more
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convection
Definition
movement of any fluid caused by heat. moves in vertical fashion
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advection
Definition
move air horizontally along the earths surface
Term
condensation
Definition
water vapor converting back to liquid form. vapor must be cool. when cooled it will release latent energy
Term
relative humididty
Definition
impacts the ability of precipitation to form. the amount of water in the air expressed as a percentage of how much the air can hold at a given temperature. over 100% is called super saturation
Term
orographic precipation
Definition
precipitation caused by mountains. only on one side
Term
rain shadow
Definition
other side of mountain that doesn't receive rain
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frontal precipation
Definition
most common in Oklahoma. based upon fronts. occur when two connecting air masses.
Term
continental polar air mass
Definition
cold
Term
maritime tropical air mass
Definition
hot
Term
cold front
Definition
the steeper the front is the more severe
Term
pressure wind
Definition
heat causes pressure changes
Term
high pressure
Definition
when air is descending. when it hits surface is spins clockwise called divergence.
Term
low pressure
Definition
convergence at the earths surface. shoots air in the atmosphere counterclockwise
Term
corealis effect
Definition
things turn right in northern hemisphere and vice versa. winds bend in between sections of low and high pressure
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advection
Definition
wind cycle on outside of globe
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divergent
Definition
plates move apart
Term
convergent
Definition
plates move together
Term
illution islands?
Definition
made of volcanoes
Term
transform plate boundary
Definition
plates slide by one another. san andreas fault
Term
crustal subsidence
Definition
crust floats on magma. glacier weighs down crust
Term
crustal rebound
Definition
glacier moves the crust rises. also isostatic adjustment
Term
hot spot
Definition
continual flow of magma to surface doesn't move. forms chain
Term
compressional forces
Definition
result is dependable on how bendable the rock is found in convergent plate boundary
Term
folding
Definition
downward part is syncline. upward part is anticline folds can break. part of mountain boundary
Term
thrust fault
Definition
overthrust is part that overrides can cause earthquakes
Term
tensional forces
Definition
pulls crust apart.
Term
fault blocks
Definition
where crust cracks
Term
blocks that move downward is called
Definition
gruben
Term
blocks that move upward are called
Definition
horst
Term
shearing forces
Definition
transform plate boundary. parallel to surface. sterile shift faults.
Term
where earthquakes occur
Definition
focus
Term
epicenter is on the surface area of the
Definition
focus
Term
richter scale
Definition
1935 every number you increase it becomes 10 times greater
Term
less visoscity means magma flows more
Definition
quickly
Term
projectiles from volcanoes
Definition
are called pyroclastic material
Term
shield volcano
Definition
wide slowly ascending volcano former by years of lava flows. hawaii
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cinder cone volacano
Definition
smallest volcano. majority is gravel sized material. erupts and accumulates
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composite volcano
Definition
stereotypical volcano. mount saint helens
Term
ingenes rock
Definition
formed when molten magma cools and solidifies
Term
sedimentary rock
Definition
created through pressure ex. limestone
Term
metamorphic rock
Definition
subjected to pressure and heat. changes the rock
Term
weatering
Definition
is an exogenic process
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chemical weathering
Definition
occurs when the elements of a rock are exposed to air and water. warmer the weather the faster it happens
Term
mechanical weathering
Definition
occurs through the brute force ex. potholes
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