Geography Vocab

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Definition of geography?

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the study of the physical features of the earth and human activity that affects the earth

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Country north of the U.S.

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Canada

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Definition of a continent?

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any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

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5 Themes of Geography: 1-Location 2-Place 3-Movement 4-Human Environment and Interaction. Fifth theme?

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region

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One of the 5 Themes of Geography is MOVEMENT. Definition of movement:

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how and why people and things move around from place to place.

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Definition of absolute location?

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Exact place on Earth, often in latitude and longitude.

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On which continent do we live?

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North America

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Definition of a country?

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A political state with set borders.

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7 continents: Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Australia, and ___________.

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Asia

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Why study human-environment interaction?

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Geographers want to know how humans interact and affect the Earth.