Economic, geographic and geological terms Flashcards
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aquifer
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an underground reservoir of water
2
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arable
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cultivatable
3
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contiguous
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adjoining or adjacent
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continental drift
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the slow movement of continents governed by plate tectonics
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delta alluvial
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lowland at the mouth of a river
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equater
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zero degrees latitude
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gulf
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body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides
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isthmus
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narrow link between larger bodies of land (Panama)
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megalopolis
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Large, coalescing supercities forming in diverse parts of the world. (between D.C. and Boston)
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meridian
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line of longitude
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strait
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a narrow link between larger bodies of water
12
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Tropic of Cancer
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23.5 degrees north of the equater
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Tropic of Capricorn
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23.5 degrees south of the equater
