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14 Cards in this Set

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oasis 247
a fertile area in a desert that has a source of water
ocean current 43
a fast-moving stream of water in the ocean created by uneven heating of the Earth's surface
oligarchy 82
a government controlled by a small group of people
one-resource economy 164
a county's dependence largely on one resource or crop for income
orbit 28
the path one body makes as it circles around another
pampas 149
flat grasslands in South America; a region similar to the Great Plains in the United States
parallel 12
in geography, a line of latitude
parliament 396
the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom
peninsula 282
a land area nearly surrounded by water
permafrost 293
a permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil
petroleum 116
an oily substance found under Earth's crust; the source of gasoline and other fuels; an energy resource
philosophy 401
a system of ideas and beliefs
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto 257
military dictator of chile from 1973 to 1988
Pizarro, Francisco 186
conquistador who conquered the Incas