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studies the Earth's land, climate, plant and animal life

gases around earth

Earth's system of natural resources

all the waters of the Earth, as distinguished from the land and gases of the atmosphere

the outer part of earth

lines running parallel around Earth's surface

lines running across Earth's surface

a printed explanation of symbols and colors used on a map

shows true north

depicts the configurations of the land:plains, valleys, hills and mountains

continuous lines connecting all points of equal elevation

relationship between the length of a line on the map and the corresponding actual distance on the Earth's crust

the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, etc.

physical geography is the branch of geography dealing with natural features on Earth, cultural deals with human culture and it's impact on Earth

minutes, seconds

conformality, distance, area/Equivalence, direction

lines of latitude and longitude

it shows equal positions

shapes of places

areas represented on a map are proportional to their area on Earth

serves as a point by asking "where is it?"

degrees

zero

360

180

used for sailing

an equal area map that shows all areas

purposely makes various aspects of the map slightly distorted to produce an attractive world map

used to label the surface features

depicts the configuration of the land: plains, valleys, hills and mountains

the relationship between the length of a line on the map and the corresponding actual distance on the Earth's surface

give general info. about the climate and precipitation of a region

feature the type of natural resources or economic activity that dominates an area

illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes

do not show physical features. Instead, they indicate state and national boundaries and capital and major cities

location, place, movement, region and Human- Environment interaction (H.E.I)

absolute, relative

an area that is defined by everything in it

an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics

refers to the way people. products, and ideas move

depend, adapt, and modify