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20 Cards in this Set
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Primary Source
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A historical document captured/recorded at, during, or near the time/date of an event.
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Archaeology
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The science that involves learning about early people by excavating and studying the traces of early settlements.
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Anthropologist
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A scientist who studies artifacts to study prehistoric people's culture
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Edwin Fenton
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Man who believes history is an interpretation.
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Map Projections
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Mercator: Accurate direction. Robinson: Continent comparison. Polar: Distance from pole accurate. Goode's: Size/shape accurate
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Monsoons
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Winds in Southeast Asia, in the summer, SW winds, bring rain. Winter, dry from NE
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Desertification
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The process in which a piece of land becomes dry, infertile, and unusable, from natural causes or destructive use.
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Overpopulation
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When a place is home to more people than can be supported properly.
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Deforestation
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The destruction of a forest area by cutting down or burning trees.
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Terraced Farming
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Taking a fertile mountain, and cutting levels into it, allowing for farming to take place on the mountain
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Loess
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A soil that is made up of clay and silt, carried by the wind.
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Steppe
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A biome characterized by grassland plain without trees. Similar to a prairie
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Savannah
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A biome that is a large area of flat, grassy land. Like steppe, except this is in Africa, and steppe is more Northern.
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Pampas
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A biome very similar to savannah and steppe, except it is found in South America
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Fertile Crescent
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The area of fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as Mesopotamia. (Bigger crescent extends to Nile R.)
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Arable Land
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Land that can be used for growing crops.
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Arid
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Land that is too dry for plants to grow on.
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Desalinization
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The removal of salt from ocean water so that it can be used for crops, drinking, etc.
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Cash Crop
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A crop grown for the purpose of selling for profit.
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Geopolitics
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The way geography effects politics and how geography effects the relationships between countries.
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