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61 Cards in this Set
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Axis |
an imaginary line through Earth between the North and South poles, around which Earth turns |
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Birthrate |
the number of live births each year per 1,000 people |
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Canopy |
the layer formed by the uppermost branches of a rain forest |
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Capitalism |
an economic system based on private property and free enterprise |
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Cardinal Directions |
the directions north, east, south, and west |
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City - State |
a small, city-centered state |
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Climate |
the average weather over many years |
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Communism |
a system in which the government owns most businesses |
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Compass Rose |
a diagram of a compass showing direction |
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Coniferous Trees |
trees that produce cones to carry seeds |
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Constitution |
a set of laws that define and often limit a government's power |
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Consumers |
people who buy and use products |
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Core |
the sphere of very hot metal at the center of Earth |
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Crust |
the thin, rocky layer on Earth's surface |
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Death Rate |
the number of deaths each year per 1,000 people |
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Deciduous Trees |
trees that lose their leaves seasonally |
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Demography |
the science that studies population distribution and change |
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Dependency |
a region that belongs to another state |
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Desert Scrub |
desert vegetation that needs little water |
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Developed Nations |
nations with many industries and advanced technology |
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Developing Nations |
nations with few industries and simple technology |
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Distortion |
loss of accuracy |
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Economy |
a system in which people make, exchange, and use things that have value |
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Empire |
a state containing several countries |
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Erosion |
the removal of small pieces of rock by water, ice, or wind |
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Geographic Information Systems |
computer-based systems that provide information about locations |
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Geography |
the study of Earth |
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Government |
a body that makes and enforces laws |
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Hemisphere |
a half of Earth |
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Immigrants |
people who move into one country from another |
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Key |
the section of a map that explains the symbols and colors on the map |
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Latitude |
the distance north of south of the equator, in degrees |
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Longitude |
the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, in degrees |
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Magma |
soft, nearly molten rock |
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Mantle |
the thick layer around Earth's core |
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Meridian |
a line of longitude |
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Migration |
the movement of people from one place or region to another |
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Nation-State |
a state that is independent of other states |
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Orbit |
the path one body makes as it circles around another |
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Parallel |
a line of latitude |
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Plate |
a huge block of Earth's crust |
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Population |
total number of people in an area |
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Population Density |
the average number of people per square mile or square kilometer |
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Population Distribution |
the way the population is spread out over an area |
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Precipitation |
water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow |
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Producers |
owners and workers |
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Projection |
a way to map Earth on a flat surface |
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Revolution |
circular motion |
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Rotation |
a complete turn |
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Rural |
located in the countryside |
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Savanna |
a parklike combination of grasslands and scattered trees |
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Scale |
relative size |
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State |
a region that shares a government |
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Temperature |
how hot or cold the air is |
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Tropical Cyclone |
an intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics |
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Tundra |
an area of cold climate and low-lying vegetation |
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Urban |
located in cities and towns |
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Urbanization |
the movement of people to cities, and the growth of cities |
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Vegetation |
plants that grow in a region |
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Weather |
the condition of the air and sky from day to day |
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Weathering |
a process that breaks rocks down into small pieces |
