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50 Cards in this Set
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review |
to look into, examine |
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flourish |
to develop in a successful way |
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coherent |
clear and easy to understand |
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significant |
important |
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components |
one of several parts of which something is made |
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inseparable |
not able to be separated |
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influenced |
to have an effect on or power on |
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extent |
the length, area, size or importance of something |
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characteristics |
quality of someone or something |
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strenuous |
needing or using a lot of effort or energy |
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fertile |
here, used about land or soil that plants grow well in |
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scarce |
hard to find |
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comparison |
the act of finding out the differences and similarities between two or more people or things. |
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sufficient |
enough |
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measure |
here , capacity , a unit of measurement |
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impact |
here, have a strong effect on someone or something |
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gathering |
here, search for a particular food or foods, often in the wild |
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plains |
an area of flat land on earth |
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flora and fauna |
all plant and animal life on earth |
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livelihood |
means of basic necessities of man |
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settlements |
a place where people live in group |
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plentiful |
in great quantity |
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degradation |
to reduce |
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drought |
a long period of time without any rainfall |
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invasions |
to use force to enter a place |
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deserted |
empty place without any human or animal life |
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instances |
examples |
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islands |
a place of land surrounded by water |
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contiguous |
where borders of land touch each other |
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referred |
to be directed to someone or something |
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course |
here, the route or direction followed by |
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impenetrable |
impossible to pass through or enter |
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subcontinent |
a large area of land that is a part of a continent |
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commodity |
a useful or a valuable thing which can be bought and sold |
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exported |
send goods or products to another country for sale |
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basins |
the area of land from which all the water flows into a particular river |
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tributaries |
a fresh water stream that joins into big river |
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emerged |
to appear |
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tapers off |
to become gradually narrow at one end |
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bound |
covered by |
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peninsula |
a piece of land covered by sea on three sides |
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mountain ranges |
mountain or hills arranged in a line |
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coastal region |
the area connecting sea and land |
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decline |
decrease or reduce |
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interaction |
communication |
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sea ports |
a place at sea where ships station |
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diminish |
become less |
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manuscript |
a book written by hand |
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mention |
to refer |
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expanse |
the distance to which something can be extended |