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| The science that studies the interrelationships between man and the environment over space and time. |
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| Examples of spatially relevant information (2) |
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1. Where are the animals?
2. Where is the vegetation? |
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| Where do the Tigris and Euphrates meet? |
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| The distribution of resources/features on the landscape has __________. |
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1. Location (where am I?)
2. Place (why is this here?)
3. Interaction w/ environment.
4. Movement (of people or geology)
5. Region |
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| A region must be __________. |
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| Two theories on the Chesapeake Bay's creation: |
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| How many natural lakes are there in Virginia, and what are they? |
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| How old is the Chesapeake Bay? |
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| Energy is ______, while resources are _______. |
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| Two earth systems components: |
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1. a method (not a knowledge)
2. holistic
3. eclectic |
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| Why does it rain more in the city and snow more in the suburbs, and what is this an example of? |
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| Because of human heat sources and the way cities change wind, air movement patterns. This is an example of human impact on weather. |
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| Two types of systems in "systems theory" |
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| A healthy oak tree can transpire ______ gallons of water on a warm summer day. |
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1. Atmosphere
2. Hydrosphere
3. Lithosphere
4. Biosphere |
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| Lines of LONGITUDE are also called _______. |
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| Lines of LATITUDE are also called ___________. |
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| The two major lines of longitude are: |
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1. Prime meridian
2. Int'l dateline |
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| Latitudes can range from 0° to ___. |
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| Longitudes can range from 0° to ____. |
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| The flat, rectangular projection of a map is a the... |
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| The orange peel looking projection of a map is the.... |
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| Goode's Interrupted Homolosine projection |
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| The oval projection of a map is the... |
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| What are interregional linkages? |
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| The connections between disparate regions. |
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| What is an example of an informal institution? |
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| What is an example of a formal institution? |
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| Is church a formal or informal institution? |
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| Culture Groups and Ethnic Groups are _________. |
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| The grandmother hypothesis states... |
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| mid-age menopause is an advantage as it frees women to aid in social well-being. |
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| Internal earth processes are: |
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| changes taking place inside of the planet. |
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| Pangaea hypothesis states that the earth has been one landmass 3 times in the past, and will come together again in the future. Name them: |
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1. Pangaea
2. Rodinia
3. Pannotia
4. Ultima |
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| Ocean plates are ______ and ______. Continental plates are _______ and ____ _______. |
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| thin, dense, thick, less dense. |
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| Why does Africa lack mountain ranges? |
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| Because it was the center of Pangaea and has never moved; as such, it has not smashed into anything. |
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| The point where two tectonic plates meet, and one slides under the other is called the... |
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