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115 Cards in this Set
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Elavation
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The height above sea level.
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Elevation Profile
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a cutaway diagram of changes in elevation of land.
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Climate Region
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a broad area or region of where the weather is naming the longitude and latitude .
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Relative Location
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where a location is in relative with another place.
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Absolute Location
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Naming the longitude and latitude lines that cross at a certain point.
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Grid System
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The longitude and latitude lines that cross making up a grid.
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Isthmus
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a narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses.
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Humid Subtropical Climate
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warm, mild, and rainy.
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Tropics
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the area between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.
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Savanna
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Tropical Grassland.
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Tundra
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broad and dry area.
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Climate
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a pattern of long term weather in a certain area.
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Renewable resource
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resource that can be replaced or renewed.
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Nonrenewable Resource
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a resource that can't be replaces or renewed.
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Standard of Living
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The quality of life based on income.
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Cultural Diffusion
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Spread on knowledge between cultures
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Natural Resource
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anything from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs.
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Free Enterprise
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where people run businesses without much interference from the government.
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19. refugee
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people who move to another country for refuge from a disaster.
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Emigrate
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move to another country.
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Literacy Rate
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The percentage of people who can read and write.
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Culture
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The way of life for a group of people.
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Communism
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a type of government where the government runs businesses and decide what the people do.
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Socialism
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Where people run bussiness with governmental controling.
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Civilization
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highly developed countries.
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Exports
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Products sent out distrubuted to countries around the world.
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Developed Country
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A country with many service industries.
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Subsistence Farming
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Where a farmer grows food for only him and his family.
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Developing Country
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A country which is starting to working towards industrilization.
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Urbanization
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Where a person who lives in a rural area moves to a big city.
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Birthrate
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The percentage of babies that are born.
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Service Industry
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types of jobs that provide a service.
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Famine
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lack of food.
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Fossil Fuel
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coal, oil, and natural gas.
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Pesticide
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chemical that kills bugs.
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Acid Rain
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rain carrying large amounts at sulferic acids.
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Contiguous
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Touching.
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Multicultural
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Many cultures.
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Farm Belt
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flat land with fertile soil.
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Ethnic Group
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a group of people who share a common culture, language, and history.
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Immigrant
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A person who moves to a new place.
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Rural
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sparsly populated.
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Colony
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An overseas settlement.
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Urban
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a densly populated area.
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Coral Reef
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Submerged or low-lying structures formed over time from the skeletons of small animals.
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Republic
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a form of government that allows people to elect their leaders.
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Latitude
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Lines on the globe that run east and west.
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Industrialized
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having many industries.
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Altitude
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height above sea level.
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Steppe
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dry, treeless grassland.
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Adobe
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sun-dried, clay bricks
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Basins
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a bowl shaped peice of land.
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Achipelago
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a strand of islands.
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Cooperative
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farms owned and operated by the government.
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Commonwealth
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a partly self-governed territory.
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Landlocked
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surrounded all by land.
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Welfare State
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A social system whereby the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens.
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Empire
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group of lands under one ruler.
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Cash Crop
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A crop sold for money.
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Navigable
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a body of water thats wide and long enough for ships to pass through
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Capitalism
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A part of the free enterprise system
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Delta
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the place where a river emptys out into the ocean.
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Geography
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The study of the earth in all of its variety.
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Imports
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Thigs brought in from another country.
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Industry
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A business that works to make something or provide a service.
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Interdependant
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reliant on each other.
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Projection
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An estimate or a thought of how something looks.
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Textile
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Thread woven into fabric.
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Language Family
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a group of similar languages.
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Location
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Place.
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Longitude
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Lines on the globe that run north and south.
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Prime Meridian
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zero dergrees longitude line
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Permafrost
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Permanently frozen.
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Light Industry
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produce, food, cigars and household goods.
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Population Density
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How many people are in a certain area.
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Climograph
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a graph that shows two different sets of data.
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mosque
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Muslim place of worship
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migrated
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moved
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potash
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a type of mineral salt
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phosphate
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a mineral used in making fertilizer
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monotheism
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a belief in one god
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Holocaust
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the systematic murder of millions of Jews.
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Bedouin
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people who move through deserts
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civil war
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conflict among many different groups within a country
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constitutional monarchy
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a form of government in which the monarch shares power with elected officials
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oasis
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lush green places in dry areas that have enough water for crops to grow
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hajj
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a relgious journey to Makkah,at least once
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alluvial plain
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the plain between rivers
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shah
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Kings in Iran
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ethnic group
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groups that share a common language, religion, and culture.
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lagoons
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subcontinent
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a landmass that is like a continent, only smaller
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monsoon
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seasonal winds
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jute
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a plant fiber used in making rope, twine, and burlap
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cottage industry
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is based in a rural village where family members use their own equipment
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tributary
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a smal river that flows into a larger river or body of water
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delta
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land formed by deposits at the end of the river
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cyclone
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intense storm with high winds and heavy rains
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teak
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a wood used for shipbuilding and fine furniture
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dzong
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centers of prayer and study
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atoll
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low lying lands that circle pools of water
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lagoons
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circle pools of water
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loess
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a fertile, yellow-gray soil deposited by wind and water
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dike
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high banks of soil located along the sides of rivers
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typhoon
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tropical storms with strong winds and heavy rains
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invest
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put money into a business
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consumer goods
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products such as television sets, cars, and motorcycles
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tungsten
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a metal used in electrical equipment
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terraced feilds
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feild with with strips of land cut out of a hillside like stair steps
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dynasty
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ruling families who govern China
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calligraphy
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the art of beautiful writing
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pagoda
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Buddist temples with many-storied towers
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empire
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a collection of territories under one ruler
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yurt
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large circle-shaped tents made of animal skins
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High-technology industries
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companies that produce computers and other electronic equipment.
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