GEOG 2051 Lecture : Geography Notes
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72% water: north hemi land south hemi water depths: home stake. Latitude: imaginary line running e-w measures angular distance n-s 0-90 degrees(base line) township. Longitude- imaginary line running n-s measures angular distance e-w; 0-180 degrees. (meridian) range. Contour lines- line on map that concerns points of equal elevation. Contour interval- vertical distance between two contour lines. Interpolate- process of finding elevation using contours. Bench marks- shows elevation at a particular point. Subject can vary in scale, time, special context. Pleistocene age (2. 5 million years) and influence. Most of the earths topography no older than p. The geo and climate change happened most influentially in this time. Rock type- easily weathered and helps define what the land form looks like. Igneous rock- volcanic and plutonic- solidified deep in earths crust. Isostatic- based on the fact that the continents float on the earths mantle. Isostasy- the word comes from greek meaning equal and standing,
