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22 Cards in this Set
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Seasonal winds that bring intense rainfall during part of the year |
Monsoons |
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The winter monsoons _______ Direction and blow Southward |
Reverse |
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Land that is suitable for farming |
Arable |
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Times when people starved because of lack of food |
Famines |
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Capable of being continued without long-term damage to the environment |
Sustainable |
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Which is the protection of the environment |
Conservation |
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A group of interacting organisms and their natural environment |
Ecosystem |
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Chemical or physical waste that creates an unclean or dirty environment |
Pollution |
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Measures such as sewers to protect Public Health |
Sanitation |
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A layer of rock beneath the Earth that contains water |
Aquifers |
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The geographic area from which rivers and streams drain to supply water |
Watershed |
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Separation |
Isolation |
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Centers of civilization from which ideas spread |
Cultural hearth |
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A social structure in India composed of four main levels which was started by the aryan's |
Caste system |
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The land or people ruled by one leader |
Empire |
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Respect for others beliefs |
Tolerance |
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God or goddess |
Deities |
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The Rebirth of the Soul |
Reincarnation |
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The control by one power over dependent area or people |
Colonialism |
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Nonviolent disobeying of laws |
Civil disobedience |
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Forced to leave their homes |
Displaced |
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Something that stands for another thing |
Symbol |
