en MA Geography - Chapter 1 - Looking at the Earth 40 geography : the study of earth in all its variety location : tells you where it is absolute location : an exact position on the globe Equator : an imaginary line that circles the earth midway between the North and South Pole like a belt. hemispheres : Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western halves of the earth indicated by an imaginary line. latitude : imaginary line that circle the earth parallel to the Equator longitude : imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the Prime Meridian grid system : the design that lines of longitude and latitude make, similar to the game Battleship relative location : describing how far something is relative to some other place like Stillwater is 30 minutes from Carney place : what is it like when you get there? human/environment interaction : What does the environment do for the people? What do the people do for the environment? movement : People and ideas get around. region : areas that share common characteristics like Climate, religion, language, education, states and territories, borders of a nation galaxy : a huge system of stars solar system : planets and other bodies that revolve around the sun orbit : elliptical paths that planets follow around the sun revolution : a complete trip around the sun that takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to make leap year : an extra day in the calendar every four years to make up for the 1/4 day in each revolution. summer solstice : beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere winter solstice : beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere Seasons : caused by the earth tilting on its axis away from the sun axis : an imaginary line that runs through the earth's center between the North and South poles equinoxes : midway between the two solstices when earth's rays are directly overhead at the Equator landforms : landscapes or individual features of land and water such as mountains and rivers core : the center of the earth made up of a dense core of hot metal mantle : a rock layer about 1,800 miles thick that is the middle layer of the earth crust : the outer layer of the earth, only about 5-30 miles deep, including both ocean floors and continents. continents : large land areas plate tectonics : a theory that states the earth's crust is not an unbroken shell but consists of moving plates and layers of rock. tectonic activity : movement of the layers of rock and plates that have caused parts of the earth to fold like paper and create other landforms faults : cracks in the earth's crust. earthquakes : violent jolts caused by tectonic activity tsunamis : earthquakes that happen on the ocean floor and create huge waves that can decimate nearby cities and towns weathering : when water, chemicals, and frost break surface rocks into gravel, sand, or soil. erosion : the wearing away of the surface, such as a riverbank that erodes as the river water washes away soil. plateau : both plateaus and plains are flat, but a ____________________ rises above the land around it. isthmus : a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land peninsula : a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides strait : a narrow body of water between two pieces of land. atmosphere : the air surrounding the earth, a cushion of gases about 1,000 miles thick.

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1.	region	A.	elliptical paths that planets follow around the sun
2.	tectonic activity	B.	areas that share common characteristics like Climate, religion, language, education, states and territories, borders of a nation
3.	plate tectonics	C.	an imaginary line that runs through the earth's center between the North and South poles
4.	tsunamis	D.	earthquakes that happen on the ocean floor and create huge waves that can decimate nearby cities and towns
5.	relative location	E.	People and ideas get around.
6.	crust	F.	landscapes or individual features of land and water such as mountains and rivers
7.	erosion	G.	large land areas
8.	Equator	H.	tells you where it is
9.	plateau	I.	the wearing away of the surface, such as a riverbank that erodes as the river water washes away soil.
10.	leap year	J.	both plateaus and plains are flat, but a ____________________ rises above the land around it.
11.	axis	K.	what is it like when you get there?
12.	hemispheres	L.	Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western halves of the earth indicated by an imaginary line.
13.	human/environment interaction	M.	the study of earth in all its variety
14.	equinoxes	N.	an imaginary line that circles the earth midway between the North and South Pole like a belt.
15.	grid system	O.	a theory that states the earth's crust is not an unbroken shell but consists of moving plates and layers of rock.
16.	landforms	P.	a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land
17.	weathering	Q.	the air surrounding the earth, a cushion of gases about 1,000 miles thick.
18.	revolution	R.	a complete trip around the sun that takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to make
19.	mantle	S.	a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
20.	atmosphere	T.	caused by the earth tilting on its axis away from the sun
21.	longitude	U.	when water, chemicals, and frost break surface rocks into gravel, sand, or soil.
22.	isthmus	V.	a rock layer about 1,800 miles thick that is the middle layer of the earth
23.	latitude	W.	the outer layer of the earth, only about 5-30 miles deep, including both ocean floors and continents.
24.	core	X.	the center of the earth made up of a dense core of hot metal
25.	peninsula	Y.	movement of the layers of rock and plates that have caused parts of the earth to fold like paper and create other landforms
26.	Seasons	Z.	a huge system of stars
27.	solar system	A1.	beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere
28.	orbit	B1.	cracks in the earth's crust.
29.	strait	C1.	planets and other bodies that revolve around the sun
30.	summer solstice	D1.	an exact position on the globe
31.	winter solstice	E1.	midway between the two solstices when earth's rays are directly overhead at the Equator
32.	earthquakes	F1.	the design that lines of longitude and latitude make, similar to the game Battleship
33.	geography	G1.	violent jolts caused by tectonic activity
34.	place	H1.	imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the Prime Meridian
35.	absolute location	I1.	describing how far something is relative to some other place like Stillwater is 30 minutes from Carney
36.	faults	J1.	an extra day in the calendar every four years to make up for the 1/4 day in each revolution.
37.	movement	K1.	imaginary line that circle the earth parallel to the Equator
38.	galaxy	L1.	a narrow body of water between two pieces of land.
39.	location	M1.	What does the environment do for the people? What do the people do for the environment?
40.	continents	N1.	beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere

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1.	region → B
2.	tectonic activity → Y
3.	plate tectonics → O
4.	tsunamis → D
5.	relative location → I1
6.	crust → W
7.	erosion → I
8.	Equator → N
9.	plateau → J
10.	leap year → J1
11.	axis → C
12.	hemispheres → L
13.	human/environment interaction → M1
14.	equinoxes → E1
15.	grid system → F1
16.	landforms → F
17.	weathering → U
18.	revolution → R
19.	mantle → V
20.	atmosphere → Q
21.	longitude → H1
22.	isthmus → P
23.	latitude → K1
24.	core → X
25.	peninsula → S
26.	Seasons → T
27.	solar system → C1
28.	orbit → A
29.	strait → L1
30.	summer solstice → N1
31.	winter solstice → A1
32.	earthquakes → G1
33.	geography → M
34.	place → K
35.	absolute location → D1
36.	faults → B1
37.	movement → E
38.	galaxy → Z
39.	location → H
40.	continents → G