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A large level area that rises above the surrounding land; has at least one side with a steep slope

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Plateau

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Crop that is raised for sale.

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Cash Crop

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The height of land above or below sea level

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Elevation

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A deep crack in Earth’s surface

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Rift

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Rich in the substances plants need to grow well

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Fertile

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A long period of little or no rain.

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Drought

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A river or stream that flows into a larger river

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Tributary

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To supply with water through a ditch, pipe, channel, or sprinkler.

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Irrigate

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A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation.

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Oasis

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A region of tall grasses with scattered trees.

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Savanna

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A person who has no permanent, settled home and who instead moves from place to place.

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Nomad

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Raising just enough crops to support one’s family.

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Subsistence farming

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A system for producing, distributing, consuming, and owning goods and services.

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Economy

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To add variety to; to expand a country’s economy by increasing the variety of goods produced.

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Diversify

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the exact Location of a place on earth, determined by Coordinates or a street address

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Absolute Location

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when humans adjust their lifestyles to suit their Environment

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Adapt

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answers the question “what is it like there?”

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Place

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answers the question “where is it?”

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location

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answers the question “how do people and the environment interact with one another?”

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Human Environment Interaction

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answers the question “how did it get there?”

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Movement

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answers the question “what are the unifying characteristics?”

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Region

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the three categories of things that get moved

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People, Ideas, Goods

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zero degrees Latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

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Equator

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zero degrees Longitude, divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

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Prime Meridian

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parallels that measure distances North and South of the Equator

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latitude

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meridians that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

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Longitude

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when humans require something from the earth to meet their needs

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Depend

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when humans change their Environment to suit their needs

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Modify

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the Location of a place on earth determined by time, distance, direction or landmark

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Relative Location

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The way the population is spread out over an area

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Population Distribution

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The science that studies population distribution and change

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Demography

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The average number of people per square mile or square kilometer

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Population Density

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The number of live births each year per 1,000 people

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Birthrate

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The number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

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Death Rate

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The movement of people from one place or region to another

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Migration

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People who move into one country from another

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Immigrants

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The movement of people to cities, and the growth of cities

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Urbanization

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Located in the country side

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Rural

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Located in cities and towns

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Urban

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Scale

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Relative size

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Distortion

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Loss of accuracy

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Geographic Information Systems

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Computer based systems that provide information about locations

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Projection

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A way to map Earth on a flat surface

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Compass Rose

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A diagram of a compass showing direction

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Key

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The section of a map that explains the symbols and colors on the map

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Orbit

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The path one body makes as it circled around another

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Revolution

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Circular motion

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Axis

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An imaginary line through Earth between the North and South poles, around which earth turns

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Rotation

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A complete turn

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Core

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The sphere of very hot metal at the center of Earth

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Mantle

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Thick layer around Earth’s core

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Crust

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The thin, rocky layer on Earth’s surface

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Magma

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Soft, nearly molten rock

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Plate

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A huge block of Earth’s crust

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Weathering

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A process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces

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Erosion

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The removal of small pieces of rock, by water, ice, or wind.

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Weather

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The condition of the air and sky from day to day

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Precipitation

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Water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow

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Temperature

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How hot or cold the air is

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Climate

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The average weather over many years

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Tropical Cyclone

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An intense wind and rain that forms over oceans in the tropics

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Tundra

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An area of cold climate and low-lying vegetation

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Canopy

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The layer formed by the uppermost branches of a rainforest

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Savanna

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A parklike combination of grasslands and scattered trees.

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Desert Scrub

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Desert vegetation that needs little water

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Deciduous Trees

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Trees that lose their leaves seasonally

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Coniferous Trees

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Trees that produce cones to carry seeds

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