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CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY

CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY. DAY 1. geography trend climate environment populated desalination hydrologist. GEOGRAPHY. The study of the earth, its physical features, and its people. TREND. A general movement toward change over the course of time.

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CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY

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  1. CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY

  2. DAY 1 geography trend climate environment populated desalination hydrologist

  3. GEOGRAPHY The study of the earth, its physical features, and its people

  4. TREND A general movement toward change over the course of time In the early 1900’s a trend began of rural people moving from the farm to the city to find work.

  5. CLIMATE the expected weather conditions over the course of time WARM & WINDY SUNNY & HOT COLD & SNOWY

  6. ENVIRONMENT the external surroundings and conditions in which something exists DESERT CITY COUNTRY SEACOAST MOUNTAINS

  7. POPULATED having inhabitants

  8. Desalination • To remove SALT from water so we can drink it!

  9. hydrologist • A person who studies water

  10. GAMES • “Talk a mile a minute”

  11. Geography • Trend • Climate • Environment • Populated

  12. Desalination • Hydrologist • Drought • Census

  13. Precipitation • Reservoir • Urban • Rural • Coastal Plains

  14. Desalination • Hydrologist • Geographer • NAFTA • Increasing

  15. Census • Every 10 years • 1850 • Transportation • Reservoir

  16. DAY 2 drought census precipitation reservoir urban rural

  17. DROUGHT a long period of dryness

  18. CENSUS a periodic count of the population 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 7, 8 9, 10, 11, 12 13, 14, 15, 16

  19. PRECIPITATION Moisture that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail

  20. RESERVOIR An artificial lake where water is collected for use

  21. URBAN of or related to the city

  22. RURAL of or related to the country

  23. DAY 3 landforms relative location absolute location migrate regions

  24. LANDFORMS features of the earth’s surface, such as hills, valleys, rivers, and plains

  25. RELATIVE LOCATION The position of a place in comparison to another place McDonalds is next to the tall office building.

  26. ABSOLUTE LOCATION the exact position of a place on earth Dallas, Texas is located at: Latitude: 32.77 Longitude: 96.80

  27. MIGRATE To move from one place to another

  28. REGIONS geographical areas characterized by shared features

  29. VOCABULARY SENTENCES • B. L. Gray Jr. High is near the Mexican border. This is an example of _______ location. • The state of Texas can be divided into four geographic __________. • Far West Texas is a less __________ area than the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex. • A future ________ in the state of Texas may be more people working from home.

  30. VOCABULARY SENTENCES • The warm mild winter _____________ in the Rio Grande Valley attracts Winter Texans to our area. • We adapt to our hot _________________ by building air conditioned homes and backyard pools. • In our study of Texas, we will study its __________, learning about the land and the people who live on it.

  31. VOCABULARY SENTENCES 8. One rare form of ________________ in the Valley is snow. 9. Farmers have trouble producing crops during periods of ________________. 10. Examples of Texas ______________are mountains, hills, deserts, and rivers. 11. Many people ________ from Mexico to live in Texas. 12. The U. S. takes a _________every ten years.

  32. VOCABULARY QUIZNUMBER YOUR PAPER FROM 1 TO 8. • census A. expected weather • drought B. our surroundings • environment C. period w/o rain • climate D. a man-made lake • regions E. population count • absolute location F. exact location on earth • relative location G. geographical areas • reservoir H. location in comparison to another place

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