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1st unit test
mr minich
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Geography
9th Grade
09/16/2008

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Equator

 

 

Definition
the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves.
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Prime Meridean

 

Definition
the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west
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Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
Definition
two lines of latitude which marks the farthest points north and south that the sun's rays shine directly overhead at noon
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Geography
Definition
the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth.
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Functional Region
Definition
organized around a set of interactions and connects between places.
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Perceptual Region
Definition
a region in which people perceive or see the characteristics of the region in the same way
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Latitude
Definition
lines used in locating places north or south (run east to west)
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Longitude
Definition
mark positions in the east and west hemispheres (run north to south)
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The five themes of geography
Definition
Location, place, region, movement, and human-enviroment interaction
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location
Definition
where is it?
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place
Definition
what is it like?
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Region
Definition
how are place similar or different?
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Movement
Definition
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another.
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Human-Enviroment Interaction
Definition
How do people relate to the physical world?
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