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continental divide
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a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.
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blizzard
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a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
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timberline
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the line or altitude above which no trees grow.
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megalopolis
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a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.
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standard of living
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the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.
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socialism
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a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
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headwaters
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a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
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tornado
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a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
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immigrant
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a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
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tsunami
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a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
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per capita income
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is the mean money income received in the past 12 months computed for every man, woman, and child in a geographic area.
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economic system |
system of production, resource allocation, exchange, and distribution of goods and services in a society or a given geographic area. |
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tributary
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a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
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hurricane
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a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
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suburbs
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an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
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pollution
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the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
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capitalism
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an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
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religion
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the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
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fishery
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a place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.
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typhoon
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a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
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metropolitan area
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a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
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subsistence farming
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Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale.
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cultural diffusion
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the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.
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free enterprise
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an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.
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