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Studies in astronomy, skills in mapping, and other
contributions to geographic knowledge came from
Ptolemy this person. His theory stated that Earth was at the
center of the Universe and all other planets rotated
around it.
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Elevation, altitude, and secondary influences on climate
ocean currents
Soil erosion is most likely to occur due to the constant
Tropical Rainforests
rainfall
Deserts Have almost no soil erosion due to their climate
Located between the Orange and Zambezi Rivers and
The Kalahari
has an annual rainfall of about 5-20 inches
A desert, rocky plateau along the coast of Namibia in
The Namib SW Africa that receives less than .5 inches of rain
annually
A fault system that runs 3000 miles from Syria to
The Great Rift Valley
Mozambique and has great variations of elevation
Region of Africa South of the Sahara and extending
The Sahel East and West from Senegal to Somalia. Experienced
serious drought in the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s.
lines of longitude that determine time zones and time
Meridians
around the world
Runs from Tibet through China and flows East. Longest
Yangtze River
river in China
Flows from Central Africa North to the Mediterranean
Nile River
Sea. The Nile River Delta is in Egypt.
runs northeast through India across the plains to the
The Ganges River Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. Considered the most
sacred river in India according to the Hindus
Studies mostly locations, conditions, and spatial
Geographer
relations
Cartographer People who make maps
Demographer Concerned with the study of human population
Adam Smith Father of modern economics.
Written by Adam Smith; advocated for little or no
government interference in the economy. Smith
claimed that individuals' self-interest would bring
Wealth of Nations about the public's welfare. Smith was firmly against
free market systems of monopoly power and warned
that the private sector, if left unregulated, could