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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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The largest land areas on Earth. Examples: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.

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Continents

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To dig for materials like coal and iron

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Mine

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Is the form or shape of part of Earth’s surface

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Landform

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Sun-dried bricks

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Adobe

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The daily conditions outside such as hot or rainy

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Weather

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The weather a place has over a long period

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Climate

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The height of land above sea level

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Elevation

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To have an influence on

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Affect

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Kinds of plant life

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Vegetation

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All living things such as plants and animals

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Ecosystem

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A place where there is much flat land and rich soil

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Agricultural region

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A place where many kinds of factories are located

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Industrial region

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A resource that can be replaced in a short time

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Renewable resource

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A resource that takes a long time to be replaced or cannot be replaced after it is used

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Nonrenewable resource

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To save and protect

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Conserve

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The washing away of soil by rain, wind, and nearby rivers

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Erosion

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It means to use an item again

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Recycle

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To change the way you do something

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Adapt

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To change something

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Modify

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To bring water in through pipes

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Irrigate

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North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica are…

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The seven continents

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The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean are…

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The five oceans

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Glaciers, mountains, hills, islands, and peninsulas are types of…

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Landforms

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The largest freshwater lakes in the world are…

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The Great Lakes in the United States

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Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario are…

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The five Great Lakes

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The West, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southeast, and the Southwest are…

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The five regions of the United States

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Volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes are examples of…

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Natural hazards

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Natural hazards can cause…

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Changes to the land

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Trees, soil, and water are examples of…

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Renewable resources

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of…

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Nonrenewable resources

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Climate that is dry and hot, can be cool at night and water is limited

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Desert climate

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Flooding from hurricanes and landslides & mudslides from earthquakes can cause changes to the land that are…

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Dramatic and happen quickly

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Erosion is a an example a physical process that can change the land…

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Slowly

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Climate that has a lot of rainfall, humidity, and little farmland

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Wetland climate

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Climates that are cool and wet and farming can be difficult because of the elevation

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Mountain climates

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Climates that are cold in the winter and warm in the summer, it’s usually windy which can wear away the soil plains, have little rainfall, but there are sources of water such as rivers; the plains work well for herding cattle and ranching.

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The climates on the plains

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