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shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances on Earth
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scale bar
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a particular space with physical and human characteristics
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place
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a central place and the surrounding area linked to it
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functional region
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the locations of one place in relation to another
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relative location
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Natural features of the Earth's surface
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landforms
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small, irregularly shaped planet like objects
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asteroids
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a place defined by popular feelings and images
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perceptual region
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highest point on Earth
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Mount Everest
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includes bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, rivers
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hydrosphere
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the innermost part of the Earth
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core
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sudden, violent movement along a fault line
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eathquake
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huge part of Earth;s crust that floats on the upper mantle
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plate
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freshwater beneath the Earth's surface
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groundwater
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the movement of water through different forms
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water cycle
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What is the study of the interrationship between people and their physical environment
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human-environmental interaction
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what does a common characteristic, such as a product, define
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formal region
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what do geographers use latitude and logitude to determine
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absolute location
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what is another name for the parallels that circle the Earth
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lines of latitude
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What kind of things would be known on the physical map>
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relief and elevation
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what part of the maP EXplains its symbols, colors, and lines`
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key
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what happens to migrants enterong a long-established society
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they might transform the society culture
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what do we mean when we say that a city is located at longitude 120 degrees
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it is located east of the Prime Meridian
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what kind of map shows states, citiies,"", roads, and railroads
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a political map
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are
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gas giant planets
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A ___ is made up of icy dust particles and frozen gases
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comet
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The grand Canyon in Arizona was created by
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water erosion
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Limestone dissolved by carbon dioxide in rain water is an example of ___ weathering
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chemical
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When lava breaks through the earth's crust, a ___ is formed
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volcano
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What are the main features of an oligarthy and give example
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a small group of people hold the power in the government. the power is usually derived from wealth military power or social postion to name a few. EXAMPLE most communist countries like China
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Main features of an democracy plus example
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governemtn where the leaders rule with consent of the citizens. direct and representative democracies. an example of this is the US
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An autocracy- main features and example
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the power belongs to one person, EXAMPLE Hitler... Stalin.. MOUSALLINI
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large treeless expanse of grass
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prairie
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converting old factories for use in new industries
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retooling
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high point that determines the direction of rivers
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divide
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tax on imports or exports
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tariff
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warm, dry rocky mountain wind
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chinook
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the collective governing body of Candad
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Parliament
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suited for farming
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arable
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branch of a river
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tributary
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growing southern region of the US
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Sunbelt
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process by which water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients
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eutrophication
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What kind of climate does Hawaii have
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tropical wet
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Most of the freight in the US and Canadad is carried ____
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by rail
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In order to expand westward, the US purchased lands from
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France
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Which countries are included in NAFTA
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Canada, the U.S. and mexico
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Moist winds from the Gulf of Mexico and the Artic bring _________
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rain and snow to the great plains
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Most people of the Us are _______ or their descendants
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immigrants
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Chemical emissions from cars and factories combine with water vapor to create
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acid rain
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Polulation clusters in the US are located
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along the Pacific Coast, the Great Lakes, and in the Northeast
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North American exonomies are based increasingly on
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high-tech businesses
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What kind of climate charcterizes the northeastern US
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humid continental
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What are the three least densely populated regions of the US? Why are they not very populated
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Subartic region of alaska, parched great basin, parts of the semi-arid Great Plains. These regions are not very populated becasue the climates can be unpleasants and not ideal.
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How were the Great Lakes formed?
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the great lakes were formed by glaciers that gouged into the Canadian Shield and tore the central section of the continent. This left glacial basins that evntually filled up and became the Great lakes
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Why would a Bill of Rights be especially important to a nation populated by immigrants
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the bill of rights is important to a nation populated by immigrants because it ensures that everyone will have the same basic rights. it prevents a certain race or minority from being discriminated against and not given any rights.
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top layer of the rainforest, where the tops of tall trees form a continous layer of trees
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canopy
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a latin american political leader from the late 1800s to present day, often a military dictator
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Caudillo
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parallel chains or ranges of mountains
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cordillera
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native to a place
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indigenous
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faulty or inadeuate nutrition
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Malnutrition
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refers to the people of Native American and European decent
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Mestizo
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picture of design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile
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Mosaic
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grassy, treeless plains of southern SOuth America
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Pampa
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a city that dominates a country's economy, culture, and gov and in which populated is concentrated usually the capital
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Primate City
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Latin America's system of rivers provide a source of energy called
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hydroelectric power
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Mexico's Sierra Madre Mountain ranges surround the densely populated _______
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Mexican Plateau
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due to overgrazing of pampas, farmers
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planted alfalfa, corn, and cotton to hold the topsoil
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which of the vertical climate zones is the most densely populated
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tierra templada
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Colombian mines have been producing ____ for for thousands of years
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emeralds
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Diego Rivera is one of the Mexican Artists who _____
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created huge murals of historical events
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Some Caribbean islands remain under foregin control such as
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Puerto rico and some of the virgin islands
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the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries in known as
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brain drain
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Large agricultural estates owned by wealthy families or corporations are called
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latifundia
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In an attempt to address the needs or urban areas, groups of homeless people in Santiago -_________
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have turned abandoned city buildings into affordable housing
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What circumstances might make environmental protection a lower priority for some Latin American countries
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population growth-- population is too large it is iportant that everyone has a place to go without having everyone pile into coastal cities.
resources from the forest might be a source of economic growth |