Geography Exam: part 2 Flashcards

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1
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The difference between the elevation of one another feature near it.

A

Relief

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2
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The portions of earths surface that can be viewed at one time from a location.

A

Landscape

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3
Q

The relationship between distances on the map and on earth.

A

Scale

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4
Q

A natural feature found on land.

A

Landforms

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5
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Earths features in terms of their places , shapes , and relationships to one another

A

Spatial

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6
Q

To leave ones home to live in another place.

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Emigrate

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7
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To enter and live in a new country.

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Immigrate

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8
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A tax added to the price of goods that are imported.

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Tariff

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9
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The amount of goods that can be important.

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Quota

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10
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The income generated by a business.

A

Revenue

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11
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The area of the Midwest , mid Atlantic , and New England where many factories closed during the 1980s.

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Rust Belt

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12
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A gated passageway used to raise or lower boats in a waterway.

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Locks

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13
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The basic rights that belong to all citizens.

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Civil rights

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14
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Stretches from the northeastern u.s. To Mexico.

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Atlantic costal plain

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15
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Joined together inside a common boundary.

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Contiguous

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16
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A large area of generally flat land. Location of the Grand Canyon.

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Colorado Plateau

17
Q

A town built by the pueblo people in the American southwest.

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Pueblo

18
Q

To declare ownership of an area.

A

Annex

19
Q

North American free trade agreement.

A

Nafta

20
Q

An are built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods.

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Alluvial plain

21
Q

A dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert.

A

Wadi

22
Q

Israel captured it during a brief 1967 war.

A

West Bank

23
Q

One of isalems two main branches.

A

Sunni

24
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Isaelms religious month for fasting.

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Ramrod on