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acid rain

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Rain that contains pollutants due to the burning of fossil fuels.

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arable

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Land that is able to support the growing of crops

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archipelago

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A group or chain of islands

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Aswan High Dam

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Dam across the Nile River in Egypt. Created Lake Nassar and helps to create more farmland. Built between 1960 and 1970.

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Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Accident

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(1986) This accident release large amounts of radiation that not only affected the immediate area, (Ukraine,) but also was carried on strong winds across many countries in Europe.

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chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

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A gas containing carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine. It is used in refrigerators and aerosol sprays.

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circumnavigate

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To travel around something, like an island or the world

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climate

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The average weather in a region.

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dam

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A structure built to hold water in place.

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deforestation

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The widespread destruction of the world's forests. One of the largest areas of destruction are the tropical rainforests.

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desertification

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The process in which land slowly dries out until little or no vegetation exists becoming a desert.

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environment

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Everything in nature including people, plants, and animals that affects development in life.

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ethnocentric

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A belief in the superiority of a certain ethnic group or race

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extinction

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The death of all members of a species

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Ganges River

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Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.

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greenhouse gas

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A gas such as carbon dioxide, ozone, or water vapor that are a factoring the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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human and physical geography

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The study of the environment, people, and the resources they use to live.

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hydroelectric power

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Power that is derived from a moving body of water, such as a river or waterfall.

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latitude

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Lines of equal distance measured north and south of the equator

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longitude

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The curving distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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migration

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The mass movement of people from one area to another.

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natural resources

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Various materials found in nature used in manufacturing such as wood, coal, and oil.

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ozone layer

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The layer of the upper atmosphere where ozone collects. This layer absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

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Panama Canal

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A canal that crosses the isthmus of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Built by the United States between 1904 and 1914.

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pesticides

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Chemicals used to destroy insects and other pests.

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resources :

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An asset that is beneficial to a country or people

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river

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A moving body of water that usually has its source in an area of high ground

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river delta

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The end of a river where rich deposits of silt build up. This is important to human habitation due to the excellent source of good farmland.

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river valley

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A valley that is carved out by the river. Often have fertile land, and are the sites for the earliest civilizations.

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Sahara Desert

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The world’s largest desert, located in North Africa

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silt

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Very fine grains of dirt deposited by a moving body of water.

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terrace farming

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: The cutting out of flat areas (terraces) into near vertical slopes to allow farming. Terrace farms appears as steps cut into a mountainside.

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Three Gorges Dam

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A dam across the Yangtze River in China scheduled to be completed in 2009.