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Aquifer

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An layer of rock where water has seeped through and created a large under ground pool

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Drought

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A long period of time without rain

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What does the day of the dead hournor

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The soles of friends relatives or loved one that dide

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Dam

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A barrier that contols the flow of water

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5
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Glasher

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Big island of ice and packed snow

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Export

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To send for another country’s aid supplies profit or materials

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Sustainable

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Capable of somthing to be continued with out it being Abel to fall apart

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Mild or moderate in terms of climate; not extreme

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Temperate

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Farming to grow only food for families to eat; not to sell

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Subsistence farming

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10
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Connected in one block or touching along a border

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Contiguous

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The business of producing crops to sell

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Commercial agriculture

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12
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What region do most Canadian immigrants come from today

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Asia

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What do you know about the Great Lakes

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Combined to make the largest bodies of fresh water in the world

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What is the Great Basin

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It is in between the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountians

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What created the aquifers in the Yucatan

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Seeping water formed underground caves and pools

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Why is it important to save the pools of water in the Yucatan

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Only source of fresh water

17
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Why did N America’s major cities develop along rivers

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Transportation and a source of water

18
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Whose rights are protected by the Bill of Rights

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American citizens

19
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What is the rain shadow effect

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Moist air rises up a mountain range and then cools and falls as precipitation-leaving the other side mostly dry.

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Why were dams built in N America

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To provide electricity, irrigation, and drinking water

21
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Peninsula

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Land thAt is covered by three sides of land