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| are a natural feature of the Earth's surface. |
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| is the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras |
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| gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface |
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| is any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land. |
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| is the study of earth and its people |
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| The five themes of geography are: |
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| Location Place Region Movement Human-Environment Interaction |
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| can identify a precise spot or tell where one place is in relation to another |
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| includes physical characteristics as well as human ones, like language, religion, and politics. Physical characteristics like, landforms, bodies of water, ecosystems. Human characteristics such as, bridges, roads, buildings, language, and culture. |
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| compares physical and human characteristics. |
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| can be seen as how trade, immigration, and travel in general impact the earth and humans. |
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| Human-environment interaction |
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| is how humans interact with the environment around them. This includes where people live, ho |
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| is a flat representation of the earth. |
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| shows exactly how the continents and oceans look on the earth’s surface. |
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| is imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian. |
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| is imaginary lines that measure north and south of the equator. |
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| is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. |
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| is any imaginary line drawn around the earth that divides it into two equal halves. |
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| is the line of 0 degrees longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth. |
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| northernmost point on the earth |
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| southernmost point on the earth |
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| shows the state and national boundaries of a place. |
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| hows the physical features of a place or country like, rivers, mountains, forests, and lakes. |
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| shows the information about climates of different areas. |
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| re similar to physical maps except that changes in elevation are shown with the contours of lines rather than in colors. |
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| is used to show the population of different areas of a country, state, or the world. |
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