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28 Cards in this Set
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MAJOR WATER BODIES OF THE WORLD |
Pacific ocean, Atlantic ocean, Arctic ocean and Indian ocean. |
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International Date Line |
An imaginary line of navigation on the surface of the Earth that runs from the north pole to the south pole to separate time zones.
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Greenwich |
Greenwich meridian, imaginary line used to indicate 0° longitude
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Meridian |
Line of longitude |
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Parallels |
Line of latitude |
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Environments |
Tundra, Aquatic, Grassland, Desert, Forest |
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Tundra |
Northern hemisphere |
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Grassland |
Africa |
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Aquatic |
Worldwide |
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Desert |
Low latitudes, such as South-America |
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Forest |
Primarily in the eastern region of Europe |
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Deforestation |
clearing forests |
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Treeline |
edge of the areas in which trees are able to grow |
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Urbanisation |
the growth and spread of cities |
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Biodiversity |
the variety of plant and animal mangroves |
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latitude |
the angular distance north or south from the equator |
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Precipitation |
Rain, hail |
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arable |
describes land that can be used for growing crops |
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innovation |
a new and original improvement |
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biodiversity |
the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region
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degradation
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deterioration in the quality of land and water resources caused by excessive exploitation
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plantation
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an area in which trees or other large crops have been planted for commercial purposes
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subsistence
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describes farming that provides food only for the needs of the farmer’s family, leaving little or none to sell
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aquaculture
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The farming of aquatic plants and aquaticanimals such as fish, crustaceans and molluscs
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monoculture
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the cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country
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The main rivers |
Murray, Darling, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee |
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Irrigation |
The movement of water from a main supply to a surface of land in an artificial way |
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11 Regions |
Africa, Central America, Australia, Eastern Europe, Middle east, South America, Oceana, The Caribbean, European Union, Asia, North America |