Geography Flashcard

Front

What is the average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years called?

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Climate

Front

What is the study of people, their environments, and their resources?

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Geography

Front

What term describes the distance north or south of the equator?

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Latitude

Front

What involves researching the past and writing about it?

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History

Front

What provides firsthand information about people or events?

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Primary Source

Front

What is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian called?

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Longitude

Front

What is the process of digging up the past of earlier civilizations?

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Archaeology

Front

What is the imaginary line that lies at 0 degrees latitude and wraps around the world?

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Equator

Front

What term describes the entire way of life developed by a people?

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Culture

Front

What is the imaginary line that goes right through Greenwich, England?

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Prime Meridian