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world geo Flashcards

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Evaporation

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liquid to gas

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Ecosystem

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a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Erosion

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he process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

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Headwaters

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a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.

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Crop Rotation

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the action or system of rotating crops.

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Dialect

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their geographic distribution, as well as how their distribution may be affected by geography, e.g., the spread of a particular dialect being halted at a mountain range, forest belt, body of water, etc. See

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Boundary

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a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

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Polytheism

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he belief in or worship of more than one god.

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Birthrate

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the number of live births per thousand of population per year.

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Quota

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limited quantity of a particular product

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Nationalism

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advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.

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migration

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movement from one part of something to another.

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Leaching

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downward moevment of hums and minerals in soil

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tarrifs

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a tax on imports or exports between sovereign states.

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market economy

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an economic system in which economic decisions and the pricing of goods

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Monotheism

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the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

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deathrate

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the ratio of deaths

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cultural boundary

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a boundary line that runs along differences in ethnicity, such as language and religion.

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Condensation

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the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.

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Magma

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hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth’s crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
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Glacier

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slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

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Tributaries

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a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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Deforestation

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clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees f

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urbanization

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he process of making an area more urban.

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Abyssal Plain

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s an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depth

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command economy

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an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.

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mosque

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a Muslim place of worship

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refugees

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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

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globalization

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the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.

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acculturation

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assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one.

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Plateau

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n area of relatively level high ground.

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humus

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the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.

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Reforestation

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he process of replanting an area with trees.

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population density

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s the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square

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Weathering

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wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.

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Sediment

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matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

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Desalinization

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he removal of salt or other chemicals from something, such as seawater or soil

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Contour Plowing

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plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.

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Aquifers

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a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

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natural

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existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.

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literacy rate

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is the total percent of population who can read and write.

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Fault

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(of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults.

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culture

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the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

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capitalism communism

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system in which the trade and industry of the economy is owned and controlled by private individuals, to make profit.

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