Geography
Study of the human and nonhuman features of earth
Cardinal direction
North, east, south, and west
Intermediate direction
A compass direction that lies between the cardinal direction, such as northeast
Latitude
The position north or south of the equator measured in degrees
Longitude
The position in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
Scale
Relative side
Distortion
Loss of accuracy
Projection
Way to map earth on a flat surface
Interaction
Two or more things affecting each other
Pattern
The organized spread of features in a space
Equinox
Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on earth
Solstice
Period during which hours of daylight are longest in the hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere
Weathering
Process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces
Erosion
Process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil
Deposition
Process of dropping or eroded material in a new place
Plate tectonics
A process involving huge blocks of earth's crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates
Fault
Crack in earth's crust
Magma
Molten rock found under Earth's surface
Portion
Share
Sustain
To support
Weather
Condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place
Climate
Average weather of a place over many years
Tropics
Area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; also know low latitudes
temperate zone
Area between the high and low latitudes; also known as middle latitudes
water cycle
The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again
Prevailing winds
The wind that most frequently blows across a particular region
Tropical cyclone
Intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over tropical oceans
Biome
A region made up of similar ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Ecosystem
Group of plants and animals that depends on each other and their environment for survival
Reverse
To turn in the opposite direction
Moderate
Not extreme
Natural resource
Useful material found in the environment
Fossil fuel
nonrenewable resource formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals
Industrialization
Growth of machine-powered production and manufacturing
deforestation
Lots of forest cover in a region that results from trees being destroyed faster than they can grow back
Biodiversity
Variety of different kinds of living things in a region or ecosystem
emigrate
To migrate out of a place
Push factor
cause of migration that pushes people to leave their home country
Pull factor
Cause of migration that pushes or attracts people to new countries
Urbanization
Movement of people from rural to urban areas
Impact
Effect
Lifestyle
Typical ways of living out daily life
Culture
The beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people
Society
A group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs
Social structures
A pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society
Social class
A group of people living in similar economic conditions
cultural diffusion
The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
Standard of living
The level of comfort enjoyed by a person or a society
Unify
To bring people or groups together
Negative
Unwanted, undesirable