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39 Cards in this Set
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a major responsibilitty of a democratic citizen is
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voting
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the u.s. is a ?
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representive democracy
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waking up to rock music putting on jeans and celebrating the 4th of july are all part of the american
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culture
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some people migrate because they are pulled by
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opportunities for a better life
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the government of great brittain is
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a constitutional monarchy
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communism is an example of
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command economy
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refuges leave their homeland to
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escape war or unjust goverments
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democracy is a form of
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limited government
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the rule of saddam hussein in iraq is an example of
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a dictatorship
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the earths crust is made up of
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many plates that move
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the four major oceans are the the pacific ,atlantic,indian,and
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artic
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the study of earths land water plants and animals is part of
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physical geography
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places near the equator are in the
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lower latitudes
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about 70 percent of the earths cruct is
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water
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the warming of the earth from the build up of gases in the air is
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the green house effect
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tectonic plates floate on top of
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liquid rock
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as alltitude increases
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air temp.decreses
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when two continental plates crash they create...
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high mountain ranges
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most of the earth fresh water is found in
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glaciers
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the tropics are areas that lie near
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the equator
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movement of people from farms to villages to cities
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urbanization
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the people who make the laws must obey them
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limited gorverment
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benifits and protections garenteed to you by law
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rights
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share a common language history and origin
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ethnic groups
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duties you owe to your fellow citizens
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responsibilities
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study of th einteraction of people and society
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social sciantists
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differs from the people with the most power and wealth in the region
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minority grups
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the rulers can do whatever they want
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unlimited goverment
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practices handed down from the past
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customs
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group of satilites traveling around the earth
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global postioning system
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flat areas at higher elevations
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plateaus
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huge slabs of rock
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plates
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computer softwareused to map the earth
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geographic information systems
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place swhereplants and animals are dependant upon one another and their particul surroundings for survival
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ecosystems
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steep sided lowlands that rivers have cut
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canyons
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natural surroundings
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enviorment
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low lying stretches of flat or gently rolling land
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plains
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individual fetures of the land like mountains or valleys
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land forms
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cracks in the earths crust
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faults
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