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36 Cards in this Set
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nonrenewable
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oil, natural gas, and coal
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renewable
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forest, paper, alluminum, glass and plastic
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the five regions
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west, middle west, northeast, southeast, southwest
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geography
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a study of eath and the way people live on it and use it
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landform
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a shape on earth's surface
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megalopolis
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a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city
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interdependent
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depending on each other to meet needs and wants
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Rocky Mountains
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our longest mountain range. They attract millions of people each year
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Continental Divide
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is an imaginary line in the Rocky Mountains
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Corn Belt
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in the middle west
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Mississippi River
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also called big water or great river
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Grand Canyon
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a vast and richly colored canyon on the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona
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Boswash
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a name geographers have given to Northeastern cities running south from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C.
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climate
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weather an area has over a number of years
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temperature
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the measurement of heat and cold
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arid
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dry
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precipitation
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the moisture that falls to Earth as rain or snow
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humid
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wet
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latitude
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east and west
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longitude
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north and south
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parallel
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a line of latitude always the same distance apart
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degree
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a unit of measurement that can be used for calculating latitude and longitude
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meridian
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any line of longitude east or west of Earth's prime meridian
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prime meridian
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the line of longitude labeled 0 degrees longitude. Any place east of the prime meridian is Labeled E, and any place west of the prime meridian is labeled W.
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grid
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a set of squares formed by criss-crossing lines that can help you to determine locations, such as on a map or globe
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natural resource
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a material found in nature that people use to meet their needs and wants
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nonrenewable resource
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a material found in nature that cannot be replaced such as coal, oil, and natural gas
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renewable resource
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a material found in nature that can be replaced, such as forests
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mineral
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a substance found in the earth that is neither plant nor animal
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fossil fuels
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a fuel, such as oil, natural gas, and coal that is formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago
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environment
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all the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
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economy
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the way a country's people use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services
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pollution
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anything that dirties the air, soil, or water
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acid rain
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precipitation containing harmful chemical pollution that can destroy trees and wildlife and poison water
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conservation
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the protection and careful use of natural resources
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recycling
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using something again, to save discarded items, like cans or bottles, so that they can be used again
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