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Active volcanos

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Volcanos that are erupting or that are expected to erupt in the near future

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Aids

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; the final stage of hiv disease,which causes severe damage to the immune system

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Average life expectancy

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The average number of years people in an area or country can expect to live

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Birth rate

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Number of babies born in one year compared to every 1000 people in a country

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Cholera

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a serious disease carried in water that causes diarrhoea and vomiting and may result in death

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Coastal flooding

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Floods that affect areas next to the coast

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Community conservation projects

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A joint effort by a community to manage and care for the environment

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Compost

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A natural fertiliser made from animal manure,leaves ,gras and vegetable and fruit peels

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Conservation areas

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Specific parts of a country that are kept fro. Harm or damage

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Convection currents

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Circular movements of material in the mantle

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Death rate

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Number of deaths in a country for every 1000 people in one year

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Diarrhoea

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a symptom of an illness that causes a running tummy

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Development

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Betterment,growth and progress

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Diets

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The kinds of food people eat

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Economic status

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How rich or poor people are

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Ecotourism

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Tourism that is based on the natural resources of an area such as its natural beauty

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Epidemic

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A disease that spreads quickly across a large area or country

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Evaporation

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The process where water changes to vapour because of the heat from the sun

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Fault

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A crack or weak point in earths crust

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Fauna

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Animals

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Fertiliser

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Used in the soil to help plants grow more quickly

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Fever

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A raised body temperature

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Flora

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Plants

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Food chain

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Feeding levels

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Food shortages

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Not having enough food to feed people

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Geographer

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A person who studies geography

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Government policy

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Plans and laws made by governments

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Illegal

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An activity that is not allowed

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Impact

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Force or strong effect

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Infant

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Baby younger than one years old

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Irrigation

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Watering crops

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Lava

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Molten rock that

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Livestock

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Domestic animals, such as cattle and and sheep

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Medical consultants

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Visits to a doctor

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Medicinal drugs

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Chemicals that work inside of the body to treat or prevent illnesses

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Molten

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heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes liquid

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Navigate

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To find the way ,carefully and safely

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Negative population growth rate

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When there are more deaths than births in a given population. The population is getting smaller

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Pandemic

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A disease that spreads across many countries

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Pesticides

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Poisonous chemicals used on plants to get rid of pests

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Plantation

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A big farm where crops are grown on a large scale

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Plate margins

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The edges of tectonic plates

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Positive population growth rate

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When there are more births than deaths in a given population the population is growing

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Potable water

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Water which is safe for humans to drink

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Preventative health care

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Things you can do to prevent or reduce illnesses

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River catmint

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The area drained by one main river and all the rivers that flow into it

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SNitation

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Management of water supplies and sewage

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Shock wave

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A force of energy that shakes the ground

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Sketch map

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A simple, rough drawing of a map

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Suburbs

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An area that forms part of a town or city

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Tectonic plates

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Giant sections of earths crust

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Tsunami

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A large wave of water caused by an earthquake in the oceans crust

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Vegetation

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The plants that grown in an area including trees and grass

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Volcano

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An opening in earths crust which lava and ash erupt through

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Gastroenteritis

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An infection of the bowel

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Family planning

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Methods people use to stop getting pregnant such as the contraceptive injection

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Curative healthcare

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Things that can be done to cure illnesses

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Sustainable

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The management of natural resources in such a way that we will be able to use these resources many years into the future

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