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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
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DIKE
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LARGE BANKS OF EARTH AND STONE THAT HOLDS BACK WATER
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POLDER
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LOW LYING AREA FROM WHICH SEA WATER HAS BEEN DRAINED TO CREATE NEW FARM LAND
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GLACIATION
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THE PROCESS WHEREBY GLACIERS FORM AND SPREAD
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FJORD
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LONG, STEEP SIDED GLACIAL VALLEY NOW FILLED BY SEA WATER
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LOESS
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FINE YELLOWISH BROWN TOPSOIL MADE UP OF PARTICLES OF SILT AND CLAY CARRIED BY THE WIND
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TIMBER LINE
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ELEVATION ABOVE WHICH IT IS TO COLD FOR TREES TO GROW
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AVALANCHE
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MASS OF ICE, SNOW OR ROCK THAT SLIDES DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE
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MISTRAL
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STRONG NORTHERN WIND FROM THE ALPS THAT CAN BRING COLD AIR TO SOUTHERN FRANCE
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SIROCCO
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HOT DESERT WIND THAT CAN BLOW AIR AND BUST FROM NORTH AFRICA TO WESTERN EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN COAST
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CHAPARRAL
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THICKETS OF WOODY BUSHES AND SHORT TREES
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PERMAFROST
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PERMANTLY FROZEN SUBSOIL
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ETHNIC GROUP
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MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE A COMMON LANGUAGE, HISTORY, PLACE OF ORIGIN
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REFUGEE
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PEOPLE WHO FLEE TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR SAFETY
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ETHNIC CLEANSING
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KILLING RITUAL ETHNIC GROUPS
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URBANIZATION
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CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION IN TOWNS AND CITIES
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