Geographer's Tools
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- the precise point where a place is located on earth
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- a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
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- a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
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- where a place is located in relation to another place.
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- the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
- Caption: Highland Climate (Above)
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- the average number of people who live in a unit of area, such as a square mile. It measures how crowded an area is.
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- any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape.
- Caption: Land forms
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- Caption: The Grand Canyon
- any natural characteristic of earth's surface such as landforms and bodies of water.
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- an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas.
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- A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.
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- North, South, East, West
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- Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.
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- an element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map (such as an inch) relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth.
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- Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees North or South.
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- Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees east or West
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- Sections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western).
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- near the equator; they receive direct or nearly direct sunlight year-round, almost always warm.
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- sit between the polar zones and the tropics: climate is generally warm in the summer and cold in the winter.
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- a condition that drives people from their homeland.
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- a condition that attracts people to move to a new area
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- The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth
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- Slide Set on Geographer's Tools, created by Lillyan Hill on 30/09/2020.
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