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27 Cards in this Set
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Atlas
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a book containing maps and information about places on the earth
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Atmosphere
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the thin, fragile layer of gases that surrounds the earth
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Biosphere
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living matter on earth, including all plants and animals
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Built Environment
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any human addition to the land surface
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Commercial agriculture
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type of farming that produces a surplus of products that can be sold
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Conservation
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the protection of the environment from destructive influences
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Contour line
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line drawn on a map joining plaes of equal height above sea level
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Desertification
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the process by which useful agriculture ares on desert fringes change into desert due to poor farming practices
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Drought
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a period of below average precipitation
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Ecosystem
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a system formed by the interactions of the living organisms (plants, animals and humans) and physical elements of an environment
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Endangered
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in danger of extinction
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Environment
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the surroundings of living and non-living things
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Extinct
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animal or plant species that have died out
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GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
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a set of computer programs designed to deal with databases that are able to collect, store, retrieve, manipulate, analyse and display mapped data from the real world
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Global scale
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the whole world
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Habitat
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the natural home of an animal or a plant, the place where it is normally found
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Human elements of environments
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any part of environments that have been built or altered by people
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Hydrosphere
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the water on the surface of the earth on oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, rain and mist
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Lithosphere
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the Earth's crust, including landforms, rocks and soil
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Local scale
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the immediate nieghbourhood
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Location
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where something is found on the Earth's surface
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Map
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a simplified plan of a place seen directly from above
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Perspective
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a way of viewing the world
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Physical elements of environments
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all those things that occur naturally in an area for example air, water, soil, flora and fauna
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Settlment
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a group of people living in place or location
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Spatial
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how things are spread out over an area
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Subsistence agriculture
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the growing of products mainly for consumption by the farmer and the farmer's dependants
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