Geography Final Study Guide

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Types of boundaries

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Different ways to define the limits of a region or country.

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5 themes of geography

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Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region.

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Latitude and longitude

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Coordinate system used to determine the precise location of a point on Earth.

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Population pyramids

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Graphical illustration showing the distribution of various age groups in a population.

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Megalopolis

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A large, densely populated urban area that includes several cities and their suburbs.

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Solstice/equinox

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Solstice: When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. Equinox: When day and night are of equal length.

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Pangea

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A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

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Rocky and Appalachian mountains

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Major mountain ranges in North America.

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Continental divide

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A natural boundary separating a continent's river systems.

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Great Lakes

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A group of five large lakes in North America.