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The science of studying Earth as home to humans

• Geography

• Region

• Anthropology

• Geology

Imaginary line that goes around the globe exactly halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Fall Line

• Hemisphere

An imaginary line running from the North Pole through England and part of Africa to the South Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Fall Line

• Region

The average weather of a region over a long period of time

• Drought

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

The day to day conditions and changes in the atmosphere

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Drought

an area on Earth's surface with common characteristics

• Fall line

• Region

• Hemisphere

• Canyon

This protects the beaches from erosion

• Fall line

• Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways

• Barrier Islands

• Marshes

This separates the Piedmont from the Coastal Plains. It drops in elevation creating waterfalls

• Barrier Islands

• Region

• Fall Line

• Longitude

Occuring between two or more nations

• International

• Domestic

Occuring inside a particular country; not foreign

• International

• Domestic