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the european union is a
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an agreement among nations to cooperate economically
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democracy was born in
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Greece
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During World War II, the leader of the Soviet Union was...
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Joseph Stalin
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the South American country with the largest population is..
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Brazil
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Countries that claim colonies in other lands are practicing...
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Imperialism
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New Zealand lies in the
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Pacific Ocean
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A "hole" in the earth's ozone layer has been discovered above
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Antarctica
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In Brazil, futbol is what people in the US call
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soccer
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famous Russian music composer
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Peter Tchaikovsky
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Beginning around 1350, the period of renewed interest in education, art and science was called
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Renaissance
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Peru gained its independence from
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Spain
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the first immigrants to arrive in Australia were the
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aborigines
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the British, Dutch and French had colonies in
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the Guianas
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Oceania is a group of about 25,000 islands in the
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Pacific Ocean
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Antarctica is the only continent in the world that has no
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permanent population
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in 1982 Argentina fought with the United Kingdom for control of
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Falkland Islands
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Australia's land is mostly
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flat and dry
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Sputnik I was a Russian
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spacecraft
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what south american countries are landlocked
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Bolivia and Paraguay
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Russia's capital and largest city is
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Moscow
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Southern ARgentina stretches almost to
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Antarctica
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a nation in which power is divided between nationa and state governments is a
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federal republic
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Machu Picchu was an ancient city of the _________of Peru
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Inca
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A country with many hot springs and geysers is
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Iceland
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Pope JOhn Paul II was the first pope to come from
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Poland
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movement of Antarctica's ice covering results in huge cracks in the ice called
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crevasses
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When a huge chunk of ice breaks off Antarctica's ice covering and floats freely in the surrounding waters it becomes
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an iceberg
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from the steam created under its volcanic land, New Zealand makes
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geothermal energy
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Until recent years Russia's farms and businesses were controlled by the government, under a system called
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communism
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Islands on the Equator that are famous for their rich plant and animal life are called
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the Galapagos Islands
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Unlike Australia, New Zealand's land is mostly
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green and mountainous
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from the Volga River, Russia makes
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hydroelecric power
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Most Brazilians speak a form of
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Portuguese
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Martin Luther was
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a leader of the Protestant Reformation
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the national symbol of ARgentina is its cowhands called
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gauchos
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Peru and Ecuador lie along the
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Pacific Ocean
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The country of Caribbean South America that uses francs as its currency is
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Frenchy Guiana
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To Australians, a "barbie" is a
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barbecue grill
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steep-sided valleys cut into the moun tains by glaciers and filled with sea water are called
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fjords
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a country that does not touch a sea or ocean anywhere along its borders is
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landlocked
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abour how big is Antarctica?
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larger than either Europe or Australia
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a low-lying, ring-shaped island that surrounds a lagoon is called
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an atoll
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the largest country in the world is
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Russia
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during the Cold WAr, the Eastern European countries formed an imaginary line called
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the iron curtain
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the leader who set up a communist state in Russia was
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Vladimir Lenin
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Which eastern European country has such a large area of rich farmland that it is called "the breadbasket of Europe"?
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Ukraine
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in 1999 the US and other nations bombed Serbia to try to end the conflict in
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Kosovo
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Fossils of the earliest human ancestors were found in
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Kenya
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the competition for world influence between the US and the USSR after WWII was called
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the Cold War
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as much as 120 inches of rain a year falls in
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the Amazon Basin
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the Eiffel Tower is a famous attraction in
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Paris
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the only area of the British ISles that is NOT part of the United Kingdom is
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the Republic of Ireland
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during WWII the USSR fought with
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the US and Great Britain
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the full name of the USSR was the
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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the first emperor of Rome was
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Caesar Augustus
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which South American country is over 2,600 miles long but averages only 110 wide?
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Chile
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Russia can reach the Mediterranean Sea from its border on what sea?
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Black Sea
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Russia has 11 time zones. This indicates that Russia is very...
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Wide
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the first British people to come to Australia were mostly
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prisoners
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the leader who introduced reforms in the USSR moving the country more toward capitalism was...
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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drug dealers have become a major problem in
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Colombia
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Sea animals around Antarctica feed on tiny, shrimp-like creatures called
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krill
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the crop for which Colombia is known all over the world is
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coffee
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the first president of Russia after the break-up of the USSR was
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Boris Yeltsin
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which of these islands of Oceania is a territory of the US?
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Guam
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kangaroos and koalas are
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marsupials
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Aristotle was a
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greek philosopher
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Russia is called a Eurasian country because
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it lies on two continents, Europe and Asia
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Jesus Christ was born in the country controlled by
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Rome
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Russia's political and cultural center as well as its largest city is
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Moscow
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What is the largest animal living in inland Antarctica?
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an insect
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The amazon river lies mostly in
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Brazil
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name the Nordic countries
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Denmark, Norway, Finlnad, Sweden, Iceland
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In recent years Americans have been among the troops serving as peacekeepers in
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Bosnia and Iraq
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the leader who introduced more freedom and openness to the USSR
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mikhail Gorbachev
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from its name, you would expect Tierra del Fuego to have
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volcanoes
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Russia's only Baltic port that is ice-free year round is
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Kaliningrad
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the leader of the Nazis during WWII was
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Adolf Hitler
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the early rulers of Russia called themselves
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czars
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the Black Forest is a beautiful area of
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Germany
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the main language spoken in Australia is
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English
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A major responsibility of a democratic citizen is
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voting
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the United States of America is a................form of government
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representative democracy
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communism is an example of a..........form of economy
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command
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countries with a lot of manufacturing are
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industralized countries
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in a market economy individuals determine demand, supply and...
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price
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waking up to rock music, putting on denim jeans and celebrating the 4th of July are all part of the American
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culture
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the majority group in a region
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controls most of the wealth and power
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food production had increased faster than population on all continents except.......
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africa
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a main reason why our world is "shrinking" is
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technology
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Democracy is a form of
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limited government
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voting is a form of
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civic participation
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the US has what sort of economy
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mixed economy (command and pure market)
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the earth's crust is made up of.....
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many plates that move
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places near the Equator are in the.........
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lower latititudes
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the warming of the earth from the buildup of gases in the air
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greenhouse effect
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tectonic plates float on top of.....
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liquid rock
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as altitude increases
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air temperature decreases
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Erosion is a process that
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carries soil away making the land less fertile
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