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The angular distance of a location north or south of the equator
What is latitude?
The angular distance of a location east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees
What is longitude?
The Science and art of map making
What is cartogrogphy?
The long term pattern of weather conditions in a particular region , including temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns.
What is climate?
The large ecological area characterized by distinct vegetation, climate, and animal life.
What is Biome?
The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several large rigid plates that move relative to each other.
What are plate tectonics?
The movement of continents over geological time scales, as proposed by Alfred Wagners theory of Pangea
What is Continental Drift?
The physical features of the Earth's surface, including elevation, terrain, and landforms.
What is topography?
A community of organisms interacting with each other an their environment in a specific area
what are ecosystems?
The study of water and it's ovements across Earth's surface, including rivers, lakes, and oceans.
What is hydrology?
The process of increasing human population concentration on cities and towns.
What is urbanization?
The number of people living per unit of area, usually expressed as persons per square kilomete or square mile.
What is population density?
The visible human imprint on the lndscape, includin buildings, infrastructure, and land use patterns.
What is cultural landscape?
The movement of people from one place to another , often for economic, political,or environmental reasons
What is migration?
The study of the relationship between politics and geography, pariculary in international affairs.
What is Geopolitics?
Land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
An imaginary line equally drawn around the earth
What is the equator?
A portion of an ocean or sea, partly enclosed by land, extending into the land mass
What is a Gulf?
An area of land on high ground
What is a plateau?
A length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
What is a Chanel?
A narrow passing of water connecting two seas or two larger areas of water.
What is a strait?
An area of low flat land, sometimes shaped like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the ocean.
What is a Delta?
Characterisitic of the country side rather than the city.
What is rural?
Characteristic of a city town rather than the country side.
What is urban?
The earth's zero longitude, which passes through Greenwhich, England.
What is the Prime Meridian?