Geography Vocabulary Flashcards
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absolute location
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agriculture
The production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
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annex
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arable
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assimilate
To conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like.
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cartography
The art, technique, or practice of compiling or drawing maps or charts.
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cede
To transfer, make over, or surrender something, especially territory.
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census
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commercial farming
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cultural convergence
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cultural diffusion
A place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding cultures.
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cultural divergence
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culture
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culture hearth
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currency
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deforestation
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demography
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desertification
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diversity
The state or quality of being different or varied.
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domestic
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embargo
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emigrate
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erosion
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ethnic group
A certain group’s particular way of life. Including race, ethnicity, values, languages, religions, and clothing styles.
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export
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foreign
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globalization
The process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics, and culture.
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immigrate
The movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there.
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import
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industry
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interdependence
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longitude
A measurement, in degrees, of a place’s distance east or west of the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England.
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nationality
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orientation
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per capita
By or for each individual person.
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population density
The number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit area.
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population distribution
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refugee
A person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
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region
A place with some sort of characteristic that unifies the area and makes it unique to surround places.
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relative location
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religion
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renewable
Energy which comes from natural resources that does not run out.
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rural
Living in the country.
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scale
The ratio between the size of something real and that of a model or representation of it.
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subsistence farming
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sustainability
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tariff
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traffic
To trade or deal in a specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature.
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urban
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vegetation
