Geography and Environment Flashcards

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Absolute (Exact)

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Definition: Fixed, precise. Example: The exact location of Frontier Middle School is 2751 Amsdell Rd.

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Environment

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Definition: The conditions surrounding a living thing that affect its life. Example: I am interested in studying the environment so that I can help protect our natural world as part of my career.

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Geography

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Definition: The study of the Earth's physical, biological, and cultural features. Example: We were quizzed on the different continents in our geography class.

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Interaction

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Definition: Action or influence between two or more people, places, things, or ideas. Example: The warm interaction between the siblings when they played showed how much they liked each other.

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Landform

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Definition: A natural feature of the Earth's surface. Examples include mountains, valleys, hills, and plains. Example: I love mountains and plains, but canyons are my favorite landform.

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Location

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The place where something is. Example: I made a map that showed the location of my favorite things in the neighborhood.

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Movement

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The act or process of changing place or position. Example: There was a lot of movement of people from the office to the subway when the workday ended.

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Place

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An area of space distinguished by physical and/or cultural characteristics. Example: I want to visit a place with a cool climate and many trees.

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Region

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An area of land distinguished by certain features, such as climate or religion. Example: Monsoon Asia is a region where all the countries have the same type of weather.

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Relative

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Considered in comparison to someone or something else. Example: Her response to that question changed all the time and seemed to be relative to who was asking it.