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  1. 2. occur in the Pacific Ocean
  2. 4. areas are found in places where agriculture is prevalent.
  3. 6. is made up of rocks and minerals.
  4. 7. is a tropical storm that happens above water.
  5. 8. transmits information from satellites to give the exact location of an object
  6. 12. Erosion is slow moving sheets of ice. Erode by carving valleys and mountain peaks.
  7. 14. factors are anything that encourages someone to go to a new area, such as religious freedom, more resources, and job opportunities.
  8. 15. are caused by tectonic plates brushing against each other.
  9. 17. location is the exact location of a place. This can be an address or coordinates.
  10. 20. Erosion results from flowing water. Forms canyons.
  11. 22. are round representations of the earth.
  12. 25. consists of the land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area.
  13. 26. is the process of moving from one place to live in another.
  14. 30. is the imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth between the northern and southern hemispheres.
  15. 31. is the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
  16. 33. divides the Earth between the northern and southern hemispheres
  17. 35. is a dry area on a mountainside facing away from the wind
  18. 36. is made of water
  19. 41. Scientists used the_______________ scale to measure the strength of a tornado.
  20. 42. maps show features such as mountains
  21. 45. are flat representations of the earth.
  22. 47. is a mountain that opens up to a pool of molten rock and lava below the earth's surface.
  23. 49. is a thick layer of gasses that surrounds the Earth, and holds the air that we breathe. It had many layers.
  24. 50. is made up of several ecosystems.
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  1. 1. map shows physical features of the earth's surface.
  2. 3. is the name of the formation of a tornado.
  3. 5. energy is obtained by splitting atoms
  4. 9. map shows the boundaries of countries, continents, and states.
  5. 10. areas are big cities.
  6. 11. The head of the Roman Catholic Church is the __________
  7. 13. settlements follow a line, like a river.
  8. 16. Lines of _____________ are imaginary vertical lines that measure the distance north from the prime meridian.
  9. 18. is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and the environment in which they live for survival.
  10. 19. There are __________ continents and five oceans.
  11. 21. is the long term average weather conditions that occur in a region.
  12. 23. settlements are built in a grid, like in big cities.
  13. 24. Lines of _____________ are imaginary horizontal lines that measure the distance from the equator.
  14. 27. areas are right outside a city.
  15. 28. settlements center around a resource, like coal.
  16. 29. factors are anything that pushes people out of an area, such as a natural disaster, war, and famine.
  17. 31. erosion lifts sediment and carries it across great distances. On beaches it creates sand dunes.
  18. 32. Latitude and Longitude are useful for geographers because they can be used to identify the ________ location of any place on earth.
  19. 34. Alley is the geographic area of the United States where tornadoes occur.
  20. 37. The oceanic occurrence of warming the Pacific Ocean is called _____________.
  21. 38. location is a description of where a place is at. For example, if a place is down the road.
  22. 39. geographers study landforms, water, climates, soils, and plants
  23. 40. is a large ocean wave that crashes into the coast and rushes water onto land.
  24. 43. Places with _________ population density, land is more expensive, roads are crowded, and buildings are taller.
  25. 44. is where life exists.
  26. 46. Water, soil, trees, plants, and animals are examples of ___________ resources
  27. 48. Places with _________ population density, there is less traffic, more available land, and more open spaces.