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History
8th Grade
12/13/2010

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Term
Geography
Definition
Earth, natural resources and human enviornment interactions
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5 Themes of Geography
Definition
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Enviornment interactions
4. Movement
5. Region
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Cartographer
Definition
mapmaker
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Globes vs Maps
Definition
Globes- more accurate
Maps- Convenient, more detail
Term
Latitude
Definition
East-West
(0 is Equator)
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Longitude
Definition
North-South (0 is Prime Meridian)
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5 Characterstics of a Good Map
Definition
1. Title
2. Grid
3. Scale
4. Compass Rose
5. Legend
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Location
Definition
Point on Earth's surface
(absolute or relative)
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Place
Definition
Description of a location (physical or human)
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Human-Environment Interaction
Definition
How
-humans affect the environment
-environment influences humans
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Movement
Definition
transportation of goods, migration of humans/animals, cultural diffusion
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Region
Definition
areas areas of the world that have characteristics in common (human or physical)
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Isthmus
Definition
narrow strip of land connection larger land masses
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Relief
Definition
method of showing elevation on a map or globe
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Historiography
Definition
study of how we write/tell history
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