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24 Cards in this Set
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When a person works at only one kind of job
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specialize
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All of the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
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industry
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The way people and goods are moved from place to place
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transportation
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The plant life that grows naturally in an area
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natural vegetation
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The buying and selling of goods
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trade
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The way people send and receive information
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communication
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Country regions where homes are built far apart
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rural
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The town or city that is the center of government for a county
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county seat
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Citys regions
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urban
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The business where land is used for ranching or farming
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agriculture
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Another name for latitude lines
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parallels
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A town or small city built near a larger city
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suburb
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Lines that are used to tell how far north or south of the equator a place is
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latitude
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Smaller parts of states; these parts have their own government
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county
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The exact position on the Earth's surface
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absolute location
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Has long, sharp leaves that look like needles (pines and firs)
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needleleaf tree
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Has wide, flat leaves; it loses its leaves in the fall and grows new ones in the spring
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broadleaf tree
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Another name for longitude lines
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parallels
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5 regions
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West
Middle West Northeast Southeast Southwest |
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Depending on other regions for resources and products
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interdependence
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The position in relation to other places on Earth
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relative location
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What people do to have fun
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recreation
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Lines that are used to tell how for east or west of the prime meridan a place is
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longitude
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The way people use new ideas to make tools and machines
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technology
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