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chapter one vocab

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show the study of the earth's surface and the process that shape it,the connections between places,and the complex relationships between people and their environments.  
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show A geographic information system,which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems.  
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show the position on the earth in which a place can be found.  
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show A half of the earth;the equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres;the prime meridian divides the eastern and western hemispher.  
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5.relative location   show
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6.chapter of a place   show
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show all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere,including rain and snow.  
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show a group of places that have similar attributes, for example, a political region.  
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show a group of places connected by movement, for example, the region drained by the amazon river and its tributaries.  
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10.perceptual region   show
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show the earth's center,consisting of very hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten,or liquid,in the outer.  
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show a thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust that surrounds the earth's core.  
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13.crust   show
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show the surface features of the earth,including soil,rock,and landforms  
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15.atmoshpere   show
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show the water contained in oceans,lakes,rivers,and under the ground.  
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17.bioshpere   show
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show any of the seven large landmasses of the earth's surface: africa,antartica,asia,australia,europe,north america, south america.  
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show the difference in elevation,or height,of the landforms in any particular area.  
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20.plate tectonics   show
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21.continental drift theory   show
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22.ring of fire.   show
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23.weathering   show
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24.mechanical weathering   show
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25.chemical weathering   show
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26.acid rain   show
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show the movement of weathered materials,including gravel,soil,and sand,usually caused by water,wind,and glaciers.  
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show particles of soil and rock carried and deposited by water,wind and ice.  
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29.loess   show
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30.glacier   show
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show a ridgelike mass of rock,gravel,sand,and clay carried and deposited by a glacier.  
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