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| the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth |
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| exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found |
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| describes a place in comparison to othere places around it |
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| describes a place in comparison to other places around it |
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| lines that run parallel to the equator |
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| lines that go around the earth passing the poles |
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| a way of drawing earths surface by representing earth on paper |
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| representing of natural and man made features on the earth |
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| series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles aboce earth |
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| stores info. about the world in a digital database |
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| marks the points farther north and south that the suns ray shine directly overhead at noon |
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| days and nights all over the world are equal in length |
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| condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time |
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| weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time |
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| any form of water coming from the sky |
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| land on the leeward side of the oro |
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| storms that form over warm, tropical ocean waters |
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| lack of water over a long period of time |
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| transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upwards motion of the air |
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| natural change in the climate- warming of water |
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| layer of gases released by the burning of coal petroleum traps solar energy- high temps. |
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| flat treeless land ring around the arctic ocean |
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| interdependent community of plants and animals |
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ecosystem of a region
FOREST GRASSLAND DESERT AND TUNDRA |
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| trees shd leaves one per year |
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| mostly treeless area of land |
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| prarie- temperate grassland |
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| exactly where something is located |
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