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| Absolute and Relative location |
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Absolute: An exact location on a map with latitude and longitude
Relative: A location compared to two points (eg. south of Africa and north of Antarctica) |
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| At about the 180th meridian, where the day is changed (24 hours of timezone change) |
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| A special area with other areas around it linked to it |
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| Maps, travelling, zoning for commercial and residential, roadbuilding. Also understanding the relationships between the people and their environment |
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| One who makes maps and studies the geography of the land |
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| The most accurate world map and where we live |
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| The N to S and E to W lines on a map (in corresponding order.) Also used in absolute location |
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| An area that has a specific characteristic |
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| Freshwater that lies beneath the ground |
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| Terrestrial and Gas Giant Planets |
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Terrestrial: Rocky, smaller planets (4 closest from the sun)
Gas Giants: Large and made mostly of gas. The rest of the planets |
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| Fairly constant places on the Earth where the winds blow a certain direction |
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| The condition of the atmosphere in 1 place at a certain time |
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| Weather patterns typical for an area over time |
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| A region that shares a climate |
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| Determines the Earth's seasons and is 23.45 deg. |
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When the day or night is the longest, at the beginning and the end of summer and winter
(Dec 21 and Jun 21) |
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| When the daytime and the nighttime are equal (Mar 20 and Sept 22) |
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| High, Mid, and Low Latitudes |
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Low: 0 to 30 lat
Mid: 30 to 60 lat
High: 60 to 90 lat |
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| The amount that an area's population grows or falls |
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| The amount of people per sq. mile or km. |
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| Egypt, Central America, South America, the Middle East, South Asia. Also a place where the first civilizations arose |
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| Regions that share the same culture |
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| A system of government where there is a king who holds absolute power |
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| When power is given to a few people |
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| Unitary System (government) |
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| When all power is loaned to the central goernment |
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| Where market price, etc. are regulated by the government |
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| The General Agreements of Tariffs and Trade, regulates taxes and tariffs on imported items |
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| Percent of Land Occupied by Humans |
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| The statistical study of all populations |
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| When one person has all of the power |
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| Janjaweed - The militia group |
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| Racial segregation laws from Europe |
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