Geography and Regions Vocab/Facts Test

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Study of earth's physical and human traits of a place or region.

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Geography

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Area for organizing Earth's surface.

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Region

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Natural environment: landforms, soils, water, vegetation, climate, weather patterns.

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Physical Geography/Characteristics

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Cultural environment: language, religion, political systems, economy, population, ethnicity, age, living standards.

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Human Geography/Characteristics

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Location of a place relative to another.

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relative location

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Exact position of a place on Earth's surface.

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absolute location

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Movement from one location to another.

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migration

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Increase of people living/working in cities.

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Urbanization

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Increases from East to West, decreases from West to East

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TEXAS ELEVATION

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urban, suburban, rural

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Types of Communities