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Geography
7th Grade
05/15/2012

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Geography
Definition
Study of the Earth and its people
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Physical Geography
Definition
Study of physical features of the Earth
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Cartography
Definition
map making
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Equator
Definition
imaginary line of longitude running north and south.
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Equinox
Definition
when a day is even
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magma
Definition
underground lava
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volcano
Definition
a vent in the Earth that erupts gas and lava
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climate
Definition
the weather of a place
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nomadic
Definition
people who travel around and do not in one place very long
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legend
Definition
also a key, it explains the symbols of a map
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per capita income
Definition
amount of money a nation makes divided by it's population
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basin
Definition
A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.
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monsoon
Definition
a hurricane in the Indian Ocean
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hurricane
Definition
a monsoon in the Atlantic Ocean
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hydroelectric engery
Definition
electricticy powered by water
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fossil fuel
Definition
fuel produced from fossils of plants and animals
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geothermal energy
Definition
energy produced from the heat of the Earth
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Isalm
Definition
the faith of Muslims
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OPEC
Definition
oil producing and exporting countries
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shiite
Definition
a group of muslim people
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Ramadan
Definition
month is Islam for hajj
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Monotheism
Definition
beleiveing in one god
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oasis
Definition
a patch of life and vegitation in a desert
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cultural geography
Definition
the study of people and culturle on Earth
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permafrost
Definition
frozen ground
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mercator map
Definition
a flat map of the Earth for navigation
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archipelago
Definition
a group of small islands
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lava
Definition
magma outside the Earth
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gauchos
Definition
south american cowboys
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extinct
Definition
a species no longer exsists on Earth
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geysers
Definition
vent of boiling hot water
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penisula
Definition
a strip of land surround by water on three sides
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compass rose
Definition
a compass on a map
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Gulf Stream
Definition
a current of water that flows by the Gulf of Mexico
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thunderstorm
Definition
a storm of loud clashes of heatr and electricity
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typhoon
Definition
a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean
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wind energy
Definition
energy created by wind using turbines
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renewable source
Definition
a source that will renew
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reforestation
Definition
a forect grows back
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Muslim
Definition
a person who is Islamic
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hajj
Definition
journey to mecca
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Sunni
Definition
a group of muslims
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desalination
Definition
not enough salt
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polytheism
Definition
beliveing in more than one god
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desert
Definition
a barren area with little to no percipitation
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estuary
Definition
a place where salt and fresh water mix
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inflation
Definition
when the money of a nation decreases
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Muhammad
Definition
the prophet of Islam
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channel
Definition
a strip of water surround by land of two sides
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Prime Meridian
Definition
a imaginary line of latitude running East to West
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strait
Definition
a small body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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Tsunami
Definition
a giagantic wave of water caused by an Earthquake
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isthmus
Definition
a smalll body of land connect two larger pieces
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plateau
Definition
a elavated area of land
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blizzard
Definition
a snow storm
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glacier
Definition
a giant mound of ice
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nuclear energy
Definition
energy created by nuclear fission and a variety of nuclear reactions
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nonrenewable source
Definition
a resource that after depleted will never exsist again
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deforestation
Definition
the cutting down of trees and plants for housing, building,etc.
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Al Qaeda
Definition
a group of Islamic terroists
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pilgrimage
Definition
when people move around the world for spiritual relief
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Koran/Quran
Definition
the Islamic book of faith
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mosque
Definition
Islamic temple
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Allah
Definition
Islamic god
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Tropics of Cancer & Capricorn
Definition
places where the Earth recieves direct sunlight
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Rio de la Plata
Definition
estaury in south argentina
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Andes
Definition
"backbone' of south america
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Patagonia
Definition
plains in Argentina
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Himalayas
Definition
mountains in INdia
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Mt. Aconcagua
Definition
tallest mountain in SA
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Mt. Everst
Definition
tallest mountain in world
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Lake titicaca
Definition
lake in SA
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Atacama desert
Definition
desert in north chile
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Cape Horn
Definition
Cape at point end in SA
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Tierra del Fuego
Definition
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Gulf of californjia
Definition
gulf in west mexico, also called sea of Cortese
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Amazon River
Definition
rivrer in SA, main river of SA
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Orinoco River
Definition
in SA, links into amazon basin/river
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Parana River
Definition
in SA, empties into rio de la plata
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Pampas
Definition
'great' plains in south argentina
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Gauchos
Definition
SA cowboys
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Machu Picchu
Definition
inca palace in mountains
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Baja Peninsula
Definition
peninsula near Mexico
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Yucatan Peninsula
Definition
peninsula near Gulf of Mexico
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Sierra Madre Orientals
Definition
right mountain
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Sierra Madre Occiendetals
Definition
left mountain in Mexico
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Mediterranean Sea
Definition
sea surrounding Italy
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Caspian Sea
Definition
Sea north of the Elburz Mts.
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Black Sea
Definition
SEA north of Turkey
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Persian Gulf
Definition
gulf east of Saudi Arabia
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Pamir knot
Definition
Afghanistan, and Pakistan region
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Elburz Mts.
Definition
Mts. south of the caspian sea
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Euphrates River
Definition
river that runs through Syria, Iraq, and into the Persian Gulf
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fertile cresent
Definition
land of fertile soil running through Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon
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Asia
Definition
continet
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Africa
Definition
continet
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Australia
Definition
island continent and country
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Antarctica
Definition
frozen island continent
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Europe
Definition
Continent of a variety of Countries
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North America
Definition
Canada, U.S., Mexico, Central America
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South America
Definition
Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, etc.
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Pacific Ocean
Definition
Ocean in between North America and Asia
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Atlantic Ocean
Definition
Ocean in between North America, South America, and Africa and Europe
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Indian Ocean
Definition
Ocean south of the Middle East, West of Australia and North of Antarctica
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Arctic Ocean
Definition
ocean East of the Arctic circle, north of Canada, and East of Russia
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Mexico city
Definition
Capital of Mexico, in between the Sierra madre mts.
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Carribean Sea
Definition
Sea engulfing the Carribean islands
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Gulf of Mexico
Definition
Gulf east of Mexico and South of the U.S.
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Sea of Cortez
Definition
another name for the bay east of Mexico
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Galapagos islands
Definition
Islands wast of Peru, famous for animals
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Mt. Kilamanjaro
Definition
mountain in Africa
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Llanos
Definition
plains in northern SA
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Sahel
Definition
region in North Africa
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Sahara Desert
Definition
desert in north Africa, largest in world
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Nile River
Definition
longest river in world, runs from southern Africa to North Africa
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Serengeti Plain
Definition
plain in south of Mt. Kilamajaro
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El Nino
Definition
a switch in the weather affecting the Pacific and west SA and west U.S.
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Red Sea
Definition
west of Saudia Arabia
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Arabian Sea
Definition
sea southeast of Oman
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GULF OF Aden
Definition
south of Yemen
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Hindu Kush
Definition
mountains in Afghanstan
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ZAGROS MTS.
Definition
Mts. in south Iran
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Tigris River
Definition
river east of the Euprahtes river
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Arabian peninsula
Definition
peninsula in middle East, Oman, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, UAE
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Rub 'al Khali
Definition
desert in Saudia Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen
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small scale map
Definition
map showing the surrounding countries of a country
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large scale map
Definition
a map of a country and some of the surrounding counties mainly showing cities and the capital of the country
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Rotation &revolution of Earth
Definition
rotation 24 hrs., revolution a year
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Hemispheres
Definition
north, south, west, east hemispheres
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Saddle effect
Definition
two mountains enclose smog on Mexico city
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Rain shadow effect
Definition
when a mountain blocks rain from coming to the other side of it
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Cultural diffusion
Definition
When two cultural fuse together by the spred of religion or different beliefs or items of another cultural
Term
Terrorism
Definition
when people attack civialians
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5 themes of Geography
Definition
Location, movement, Regionl, Place, Human environment Inetersaction.
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