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25 Cards in this Set
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SPATIAL DIFFUSION |
transfer or movement of things, ideas, or people from place to place |
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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE |
the widespread exchange of crops, animals, diseases, culture and ideas between the Eastern (Old World) and Western (New World) hemispheres. |
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ATACAMA DESERT |
plateau in South America, the driest nonpolar desert in the world. |
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LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
the progress or qualitative measure of a country's economy including infant mortality, life expectancy and GDP per capita |
less, newly industrialized, more |
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FAULT LINE |
A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault |
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IMMIGRATION |
COMING in to settle in another COUNTRY. |
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EMMIGRATION |
to leave or exit one country in order to settle in another |
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URBANIZATION |
the growth of city populations |
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INDUSTRIALIZATION |
transformation of a society from agrarian to industrial |
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DEFORESTATION |
clearing of trees in the forest |
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STANDARD OF LIVING |
The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community. |
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TERRACE FARMING |
a sloped plane (mountain) cut into a series of platforms or steps for the purpose of more effective farming |
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RIVER BASIN |
the land that water flows across or under on its way to a river |
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EL NINO |
complex series of climate changes, usually resulting in heavy rains. |
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MACHU PICCHU |
an ancient Incan complex, including palaces and plazas, built high in the Andes Mountains towering 2,000 feet above the Urabamba river below |
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FLORA AND FAUNA |
Plant and wildlife |
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ECO-TOURISM |
responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people |
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MOSAICS |
a decorative design made by setting small colored pieces of stone or tile into a surface |
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ISTHMUS |
a narrow piece of land bordered on both sides by water connecting two larger bodies of land |
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PATERNALISM |
to govern or treat people in a fatherly manner without giving them rights or responsibilities |
father and child |
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ISOLATIONISM |
the policy of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations |
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) PER CAPITA |
the total value of goods and services produce by a country divided by the population |
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INDIGENOUS |
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native |
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VERTICAL CLIMATE |
pattern of weather in a region where the terrestrial landscape dramatically changes with elevation |
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HUMBOLDT CURRENT |
a cold ocean current of the South Pacific flowing north along the western coast of South America, also called the Peruvian Current |
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