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Landforms
Earth
Lacemops
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A very large body of water that is usually
surrounded by land.
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What is a sea?
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A narrow body of water that joins two larger
bodies of water.
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What is a strait?
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A chain of numerous islands. The Philippines is
an example.
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What is an archipeligo?
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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger
land masses, such as Panama.
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What is an isthmus?
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A good sized piece of land surrounded by water on
three sides.
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What is a peninsula?
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These two things have carved out earths
mountains
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What are glaciers and erosion?
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The perimeter of the Pacific Ocean generally
serves to mark its boundaries
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What is the Ring of Fire?
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This is responsible for earths change of seasons
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What is the earths tilt?
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On this date, the suns most direct rays are
shining on the Tropic of Cancer
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What is June 21st?
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The start of this season in the Arctic Circle
marks the 1st 24 hour day of total darkness
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What is winter?
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Includes all the problems associated with
deforestation and pollution
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What is Human Environmental Interaction?
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Brazil
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What is a formal region?
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An example Denver lies at the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains, has thousands of northern pine
trees, and an abundance of tarantulas.
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What is physical place?
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Westerville, Ohio, is about 15 miles northeast of
downtown Columbus.
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What is relative location?
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New York Citys Chinatown is an example of this
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What is a perceptual region?
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Orlando, Florida, tends to be hotter in the
summer and colder in the winter than nearby
Daytona Beach.
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Separated by the Cascade Mountain Range,
Seattles climate is mild and wet whereas
Spokanes climate is warmer and much drier.
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It gets colder the higher you climb Mt. Everest
due to this
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What is elevation?
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This somewhat unpredictable weather event should
bring rain this autumn and winter to parched
California
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What is el Nino?
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Climates tend to be similar along these lines,
provided they are at nearly the same elevation
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What is latitude?
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The Gulf Stream.
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What is an ocean current?
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Makati City, Philippines, is at 1440m S 1213m
E
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What is absolute location?
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Chicagos Midway Airport serves as a major hub
for Southwest Airlines
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What is a functional region?
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The city of Houston is one of the most diverse
cities on the planet, with people from all over
the world calling Houston home.
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What is a human characteristic of place?
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Many people came to Houston following the
invention of air conditioning its large-scale
use in the city.
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What is movement of people?
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The terms used for major storm systems in S.
Asia, the Pacific, and North America
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What are cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes?
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The shape of the temperature line in a climograph
for a city in New Zealand
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What is bowl-shaped?
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The name of the supercontinent of billions of
years ago
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What is Pangea?
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Magma outside of the ground.
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What is lava?
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The Great African Rift is a result of this type
of plate boundary they move apart.
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What are divergent boundaries?
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The largest Muslim country in the world
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What is Indonesia?
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Final Jeopardy
Make your wager
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List the 8 factors that affect climate.
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What are Latitude, Air Masses, Continentality,
Elevation, Mountain Barriers, Ocean Currents,
Pressure Prevailing Winds, Storms