As terms week of 11/13/23 Flashcards

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Proprietor

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Land owners of the first English colony of NJ

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2
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Conservation

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The act of protecting and preserving the natural world

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Non-renewable resources

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Cannot be restored after use

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4
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Fossil fuel

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Created from once living plants and animals and is found underground

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5
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Renewable resource

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One that with careful planning can be restored

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Erosion

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Wearing away soil and land by wind and water. A serious threat to soil.

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7
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Mineral

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Something that comes from earth usually mined such as iron or zinc

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8
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Natural resource

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A material found in nature that people can use

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9
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Climate

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A pattern of weather over a long period of time

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10
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Longitude

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Lines that run north to south

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11
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Latitude

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Lines that run across a map or globe running east to west

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Global grid

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Lines that cross each other

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13
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Ecosystem

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Community of land forms, plants, people, and animals

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14
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Regions

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A large area on earth surfaces

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15
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Nj

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Middle Atlantic region of the US

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16
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Nj land regions

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Atlantic coastal plains
Highlands
Central corridor/piedmont
Appalachian ridge and valley

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Environment

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All the things that surround us and affect how we live

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