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| a region that has set boundaries based on government systems, culture, religion, landforms, etc. |
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| a region that has a way for people in different formal regions to communicate and/or connect with each other's lives. |
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| a region that has a way for people in different formal regions to communicate and/or connect with each other's lives |
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| What are the layers of the Earth? |
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| Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core |
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| What is the theory of plate tectonics? |
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| Earth's outer shell is composed of a number of plates whose constant movement explains earthquakes and volcanoes. |
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| anything living in the Earth, including plants and animals |
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| all of the water in or on the Earth in lakes, oceans, etc. |
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| the surface features of the Earth, including soil, landforms, rocks, etc. |
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| the layer of gases, water vapor, and other substances above the Earth |
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| the movement of weathered material by wind, water, or glaciers |
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| What are the 5 themes of geography? |
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| 1. Movement
2. Location
3. Place
4. Regions
5. Human-Environment Interaction |
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| Be able to give examples of each of the five themes of geography. |
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| Movement - The Europians migrated over to the U.S.
Location - Texas is the state above Mexico whose border is part of the border of the Gulf of Mexico.
Place - Parts of Colorado are mountainous.
Human-Environment Interaction - Factories and cars pollute the air. |
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| What is the difference between chemical and mechanical weathering? |
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| Chemical weathering happens when chemical reactions occure in or on rocks. Mechanical weathering is the actual breaking down of rocks by natural, nonchemical causes. |
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| When magma breaks through to the Earth's surface, it becomes lava, and forms a volcano. |
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| What are the causes of erosion? |
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| Water, wind, and glaciers. |
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| Wind or water wears rock away and created valleys. |
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| Water carries sediment (through erosion) down rivers and deposits it in a pile at the end of a river. When enough sediment gathers, it forms a piece of land called a delta. |
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| Where does the sun shine directly on solstices and equinoxes? |
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| During the summer solstice, the sun shines most directly on the Northern Hemisphere. During the winter solstice, the sun shines most directly on the Southern Hemisphere. And during both equinoxes, the sun shines most directly on the equator. |
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| a triangular-shaped piece of land that juts out from a mainland into an ocean or large lake |
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| a narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger pieces of land
(Ex: The strip of land between North and South America before the Panama Canal was cut through it.) |
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| a formation of land that occurs when two plates collide and push the land up. |
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| What is the theory of continental drift? |
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| The continents drift a little bit every year to change their positions on the Earth. "Pangea" was the Supercontinent when the Earth was first formed, and the continents broke apart and drifted to their current places on Earth by the process of continental drift. |
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| What are the MAJOR lines of latitude starting from the North Pole? |
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| 1. Arctic Circle
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Equator
4. Tropic of Capricorn
5. Antarctic Circle |
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