World Geography Exam 7Th Grade

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Monsoon

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a seasonal wind that bring either dry or moist air

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Basin

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a generally flat region surrounded by higher land such as mountains and plateaus

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Geography

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the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

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Free Enterprise System

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businesses that operate without government involvement; market economy

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Hurricane

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severe tropical storms

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Economic System

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the way a country earns/spends their money

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Navigable

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able to be sailed on by a ship or bot

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Custom

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the way of doing something for a group of people

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Region

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a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

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Environment

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the land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area ; surrounding areas

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Continent

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a large landmass that is part of Earth's crust; 7 continents

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Climate

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a region's average weather conditions over a long period of time

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Weather

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the short-term changes in the air for a given place or time

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Landform

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a shape on the planets surface such as a mountain, valley, plain, island, or peninsula

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Culture

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the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common

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Cultural Geography

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the study of people and all their ways

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Physical Geography

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the study of all the features of the earth

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Geographers

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people who study geography

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Elevation

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the altitude if a place above sea level or ground level

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Ethnic Group

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a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry

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Fossil Fuel

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nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals

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Erosion

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the movement of sediment from one location to another

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Immigrant

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a person who migrates to another country

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Monarchy

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supreme power held by a single person

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Earthquake

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a sudden, violent movement of earths crust

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Natural Resource

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any material in nature that people use and value

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Ecosystem

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a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival, and the environment in which they live

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Vegetation

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all the plants or plant life of a place

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Population Density

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a measure of the number of people living in an area

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Arable

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able to be farmed

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Hydroelectric Power

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the production of electricity from water power

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Export

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to ship goods to other countries

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Import

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to receive goods from other countries

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Democracy

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a form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority

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Prime Minister

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head of government in parliamentary systems

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Archipelago

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a large group of islands

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Rainforest

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a tropical forest usually of evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfaill

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Dictator

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a ruler who has almost absolute power

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Subsistence Farming

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growing only enough for your own needs

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Landlocked

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completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

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Dialect

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a regional version of a language

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Desert

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dry, receives little rainfall

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Oasis

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a wet fertile area in a desert where a spring or well provides water

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Arid

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dry

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Desalination

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removing salt from salt water

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Escarpment

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a steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area

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Conservation

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to save or preserve

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Savanna

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an area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

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Drought

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a period when little rain falls and crops are damaged

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Famine

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an extreme shortage of food

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Developed Country

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countries with strong economies and a high quality of life

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Contiguous

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sharing a common border

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Peninsula

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a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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Plateau

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an area of relatively high ground

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Precipitation

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water that falls to earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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Rural

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countryside

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Service Industry

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a business that does work for a customer but is not involved in manufacturing

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Tariff

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a fee that a country changes on imports and exports

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Urban

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cities

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Veto

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law- making body

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Renewable Resource

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a resource that Earth replaces naturally, such as water, soil, plants, trees, and animals

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Judicial Branch

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a court or a judge

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Executive Branch

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having the power to put laws into order

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Legislative Branch

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having the power to make laws

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Hemisphere

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half of a sphere or half of the world

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Humid

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amount of moisture in the air

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Typhoon

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a tropical storm

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Tsunami

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a destructive and fast-moving wave

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Tundra

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a treeless area which is partly frozen

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Glacier

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a large area of slow moving ice

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Isthmus

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a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

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Monotheism

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the belief that there is only one God

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Cyclone

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a system of winds rotating inward

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Axis

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an imaginary line in which the earth rotates on

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Deforestation

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the clearing of trees

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Weathering

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the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces

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Refugee

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someone who flees to another country, usually for political or economical reasons

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Atmosphere

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the envelope of gases around the earth

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Non-Renewable Resource

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a resource that cannot be replaced naturally

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Coral Reef

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a chain of rocky material found in shallow tropical waters

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Pesticides

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a substance used for destroying pests or insects

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Tornado

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a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds

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Island

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a piece of land surrounded by water

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Delta

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a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits

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Megalopolis

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a string of large cities that have grown together

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Desertification

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the spread of desert-like conditions

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Developing Countries

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countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life

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Suburb

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an outlying district of city

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Endangered Species

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serious risk of extinction

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Currency

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a system of money in general use in a particular country