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AR History Chapt. 2 Flashcards

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The study of the human living trends and physical characteristics of the Earth

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Geography

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A model or map of the Earth that is spherical in shape

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Globe

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Imaginary lines on the globe that run from east to west to measure distances north or south of the equator

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines on the globe that run north and south, which are measures of distance east or west of the prime meridian

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Longitude

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Divisions of the globe using either northern and southern division or an eastern and western one

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Hemispheres

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The imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres

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Equator

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Starting point from which longitude is measured

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Prime Meridian

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A flat drawing or illustration of an area

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Map

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Scientists who study geography

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Geographers

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Methods or tools that geographers use to classify and organize information

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Five Themes of Geography

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Used when discussing human impact on Earth and the environment

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Human Environmental Interaction

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To change or modify conditions to suit surroundings

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Adapt

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Adjusting slightly or changing to achieve a result

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Modifying

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13
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The point of existence of a place on Earth

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Location

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Referring to a location that is approximate

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Relative

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Referring to the precise location of a place

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Absolute

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One of the five themes of geography used when discussing the exchange or development of ideas, goods, and/or people

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Movement

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Relying on help from someone or something else to exist or survive

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Interdependent

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One of the five themes of geography used when discussing the personality or unique and distinguishing features of a location or region

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Place

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One of the five themes of geography used when discussing the common characteristics of an area; that is, political or physical

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Region

20
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Flat-topped plateau mountains of northwest Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and southwestern Missouri.
The steepest portion is the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas

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Ozark Mountains

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A series of valleys between the Ozark and Ouchita Mountains through which the Arkansas River flows

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Arkansas River Valley

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A unique mountain range that is folded, with long east-west ridges running throughout

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Ouachita Mountains

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The area of southwest Arkansas that, fifty million years ago, was covered by waters from what is now the Gulf of Mexico. The area is rich in bauxite, clay, salt, and petroleum deposits as well as pine forests

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Gulf Coastal Plain

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One of the six geographic regions of Arkansas, also known as the Delta, that is made up of flat, rich farmlands and extends along the eastern border of the state. The eastern border of the Delta is the Mississippi River

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Mississippi Alluvial Plain

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Hills on the Mississippi Alluvial Plain that are from one to twelve miles wide and about two hundred miles in length, running from Missouri to Helena, Arkansas

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Crowley’s Ridge

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The 150 mile long river is the nation’s first nationally protected river and runs through Newton, Search, and Marion counties

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Buffalo River

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The approximately eighty mile free flowing river that runs through Madison and Carroll counties

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Kings River

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After the Arkansas River, the state river with the greatest volume

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White River

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A silica rock that is used in road surfacing and for gravestones and is found in the Ouachitas

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Chert

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Found in the Ouachitas, a mineral that is used as a sharpening stone

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Novaculite

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A river that flows through the Ouachita Mountains

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Ouachita River

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River flowing through the Ouachita Mountains

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Saline River

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A river that forms the border between northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas

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Red River

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Runs through Craighead, Jackson, Poinsett, Woodruff, and borders prairie and Monroe counties and flows into the White River

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Cache River

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A St. Francis River tributary

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L’Anguille River

36
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Wind borne soil

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Loess

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Liquid, crude oil, that is found beneath the Earth’s surface

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Petroleum

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A chemical element processed in compounds used as gasoline additives and in dyes, medicines, sanitizers, and brominated vegetable oil, which is found in some soft drinks

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Bromine

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An explosive, naturally occurring chemical, also called methane, used for home heating and cooking

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Natural Gas

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The long term predictable weather patterns of an area

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Climate

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Mild or moderate, not extreme

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Temperate

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Measured atmospheric conditions such as wind, precipitation, and/or temperature

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Weather

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