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25 Cards in this Set
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Plateau
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high, flat land
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Isthmus
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land surrounded by water on 2 sides
Ex. Mexico |
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Coral
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skeletons of sea creatures that
form from rock Ex The Keys formed by rock |
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Tributary
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smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers
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Urban
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city like
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Rural
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country like
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Emigrate
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to move out of one country into another
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Diversity
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variety
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Injustice
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lack of fairness
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Ethnic Group
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a group that shares language, culture, religion, etc.
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Carnival
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annual celebration in Latin America with music, dances, and parades
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Import
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bring goods into a country
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Location
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describes where something is and can be absolute or relative
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Place
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described using physical and human features including landforms, climate, plants, animals, language, population, religion, or culture
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Interaction
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describes how people and their environment interact
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Movement
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describes how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another
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Region
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an area that has at least one thing in common such as state, country, climate, or population
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Caste
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social classes of Hindu society
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Quota
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a share of goods between a group
or a certain number of goods per member of a group |
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Parliament
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has extreme impact on the laws in a place
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Slavery
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being a slave
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Conquistadors
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Spanish explorers
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Colony
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country that is in control of another country
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Missionaries
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people who go from place to place trying to get people to convert to their religion
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Trappers
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people who catch and kill beavers for their fur
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