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24 Cards in this Set
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Environment
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The surroundings in which people, snimals, and plants live
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Natural resorce
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something found in the environment that people can see
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Renewable resource
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ones that can be replenished or reproduced easily, resources that can be renewed or replaced
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Fertilizer
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"Food" that helps plants grow. Helps renew soil
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Nonrenewable resource
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A natural resource that cannot be replaced. When we have used up a nonrenewable resource, it's gone forever
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population
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Number of people who live in a place or area
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economy
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The way people use or produce goods and services
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Quarry
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A place where stone is cut out and removed from the ground
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conservation
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The careful use of our natural resources. Conservation helps
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Region
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an area thathas features that set it apart from others
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History
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The story of what happened in the past
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Port
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a place where ships load and unload their goods
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gorge
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a narrow, deep valley with steep,rocky sides
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Western New York
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Region of New York State that borders Lake Erie, where Buffalo and Niagara Falls are found
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Northern New York
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Region of New York State where the finger Lakes and Rochester are found
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Northern New York
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Region of New York State where the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain are located
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Central New York
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Region of New York State around the joining of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers:includes the cities of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
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Helderberg Escarpment
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A line of steep cliffs southwest of Albany
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Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains
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Region of New York State where the lower Hudson River Valley. Catskill Mountains, and Taconic Mountains are located
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New York City and Long Island
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Region that includes the most southern and most eastern parts of New York
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Western New York
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Mostly flat land. Buffalo then becomes more hilly
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Northern New York
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hills grow to become the Adirondack Mountains. Mount Mercy, the highest mountains is located here
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Central New York
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Mohawk river meets the Hudson River Near Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
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The Hudson River Valley & Catskill Mountains
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Catskill Mountains rise on the west side of the valley and on the east side of the Hudson River are the Taconic Mountains
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