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16 Cards in this Set
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Air pressure
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Pressure caused by the weight of the air
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Disaster
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Event that causes much suffering or loss
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Grass
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Plant with green blades that covers fields, lawns, and pastures
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Prairie
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A large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees
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Basin
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All the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it
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Equator
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An imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth
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Evaporates
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Changes from a liquid to a gas
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Carbon Dioxide
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A colorless, odorless gas present in the atmosphere formed when carbon is burned and absorbed by plants to make plant tissue
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Biodiversity
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A wide variety of different species living together in one place
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Exported
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Sent goods out of one country for sale and use in another
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Industrial
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Engaged in or connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods
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Tourism
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The process of traveling for pleasure
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Erosion
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Process of gradually wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind
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Recycled
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Processed or treated so that it can be used again
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Tropics
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Regions near the equator that are also the hottest parts of the Earth
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Charities
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Organizations for helping those in need or the environment
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