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11 Cards in this Set
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marsupial |
an animal, such as a kangaroo, that carries its young in a body |
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tectonic plate |
a huge slab of rock that moves very slowly over a softer layer beneath the surface of Earth's crust |
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geyser |
a hot spring that shoots a jet of water and steam into the air. |
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fiord |
a long, narrow inlet or arm of the sea bordered by steep slopes created by glaciers |
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high island |
an island formed from the mountainous top of an ancient volcano |
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low island |
an island formed from coral reefs or atoils |
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atoll |
a small coral island in the shape of a ring |
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coral |
a rock like material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures, most plentiful in warm ocean water |
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subsistence farming |
farming that provides only enough food for a family or for a village |
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commercial farming |
raising crops and livestock for sale on the local or world market |
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paddy |
a level field that is flooded to grow rice, especially in Asia |
