Geography Basics

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geography

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study of Earth and its people, places, and environments

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remote sensing

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getting information from far away, such as by satellite

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spatial

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location, shapes, and relationships between features on Earth

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technology

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scientific discoveries applied for practical uses, like machinery, computers

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place

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location on Earth with distinctive characteristics meaningful to people

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thematic map

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map showing specialized information, like land-use or road maps

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landscape

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portions of Earth's surface viewed from one location

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relief

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difference in elevation between two features, shown on physical maps

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relative location

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description of where a place is compared to another place

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elevation

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how far above sea level a feature is, shown by colors on a map