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chapter 70-87 Flashcards

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1
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the salt in ocean water can be removed

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desalinization

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the movement of water through the hydrosphere

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hydrologic cycle

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the first and smallest streams from the runoff

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headwaters

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smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

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tributary

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region drained by a river and its tributaries

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watershed

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region drained by a river and its tributaries

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drainage basin

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forms where a river meets an inlet or small arm of the sea

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estuaries

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any landscape that is covered with water for at least part of the year

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wetlands

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water found below the ground

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ground water

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the level at which all the spaces are filled with water

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water table

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near the surface bacteria insects and worms break down the plant and animal material into a mixture

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humus

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the downward movement of minerals and humus in the soil

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leaching

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control erosion by plowing less

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contour plowing

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soil becomes useless for using

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soil exhaustion

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planting different crops in alternating years

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crop rotation

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water that is artificially supplied to the land

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irrigation

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salt build up in the soil

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soil salinization

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the destruction or loss of forests

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deforestation

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replanting the trees

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reforestation

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can damage trees and kill fish

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acid rain

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artificial channels for transporting water

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aqueducts

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rock layers where groundwater is plentiful

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aquifers

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desert areas deposited long ago when the climate was wetter

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fossil water

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the minera bearing rock

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ore

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formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals

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fossil fuels

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the raw materials for many explosives

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petrochemicals

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electricity produced by moving water

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hydroeletric power

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can also be used to generate energy

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geothermal energy

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the statistical study of human populations

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demography

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the average number of people living in an area

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population density

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the number of births each year

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birthrate

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the number of deaths each year

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death rate

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is the process of moving from one place to live in another

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migration

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people who leave a country to live somewhere esle

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emigrants

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people who come to a new country to live

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immigrants

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all the features of a persons way of life

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culture

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activities and behaviors that people often take part in

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culture traits

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an area in which people have many shared culture traits

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culture region

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is a human population that shares a common culture or ancestry

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ethnic groups

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individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture

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acculturation

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new ideas that a culture accepts

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innovation

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when an idea or innovation spreads

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diffusion

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connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike

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globalization

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following longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas

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traditionalism

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reaction to the spread of modern culture

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fundamentalism

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a regional variety of a language

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dialect

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a language of trade and communiation

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lingua franca

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focus on one ethnic group and generally have not spread into other cultures

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ethnic religions

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people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature

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animist religions

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belief in many gods

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polytheism

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seek followers all over the world

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universalizing religious

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the belief in one god

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monotheism

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who help spread the religion

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missionaries

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islamic house of worship

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mosques

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special religious journey

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hajj

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