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Semester 1 Final Vocab Flashcards

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Functional region

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A group of places connected by movement, ex: regions which are drained by the Amazon

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Formal region

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A group of place that have similar attributes, ex: political region

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Sediment

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Particles such as soil, sand and gravel which is carried by water or wind and deposited

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Weathering

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The chemical or mechanical process in which rocks are broken down into soil gradually

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Mantle

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Thick layer of solid rock beneath the Earth’s crust and surround the core

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Crust

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The solid, rocky, surface of Earth

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Glacier

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Huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice

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Moraine

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Rock, gravel, sand which is deposited by the glacier

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Mechanical weathering

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The physical broken down or weakening of rock by force applied by ice or root

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Chemical weathering

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The process in which the chemical structure of the rock is changed, usually by carbon dioxide or water

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Praires

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Temperate grassland characterized by a wide variety of grasses

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Savanna

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A tropical grassland with scattered trees located in the warm lands near the Equator

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Biome

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The major type of ecosystem in various regions throughout the world

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Front

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Boundary between 2 masses of air with different temperature and density

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Carnivores

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Meat-eating animals

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Herbivore

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Plant-eating animal

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Deciduous

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The type of tree which shed its leaves in a particular season

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Coniferous

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Cone-bearing tree, they survive in long, cold winter; these trees have thin needles instead of leaves

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Climate

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Weather pattern of an area which is constant for a long period of time

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Weather

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The condition in the below layer of atmosphere in a region for a short period of time

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Authoritarian

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A government form in which a leader holds all the power

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Democracy

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A system in which its people choose the government, the leader, the policies

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Emigrant

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People who leave a country to live somewhere else

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Culture hearth

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Where important ideas start and spread to other surrounding cultures

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Totalitarianism
A system in which a central authority controls every aspect
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Birthrate
Number of births per year
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Immigrant
People who move into a country
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Urbanization
Growth of a city populations
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Federation
A government structure in which some powers are given to the national government but some are preserve to the local government
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Sovereignity
A country's freedom and power to decide its policies and action
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Diffusion
Cultural element is transmitted from one group to another
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Confederation
A system of government in which individual political unit keep their sovereignty and give limited power to the central government
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Population density
Average number of people living in a given area
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Exports
Items that send out of the country to sell
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Cottage industry
Small-scale manufacturing without using technology, locate near home
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Quaternary economic
Economic activities that focus on processing and sharing information, such as: education, research
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Commercial farming
Raising crops or livestocks to sell in the market
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Geothermal energy
Energy produce from the Earth's internal heat
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Natural resources
Material in the natural environment which human use
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Fossil fuels
A type of non-renewable material, serve as fuel come from ancient dead animals and plants
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Imports
Items which brought into a country for sale
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Nuclear energy
Energy produce by fission: the process of splitting the Uranium nuclear in a reactor - release energy
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Solar energy
Energy produced by the sun
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Subsistence farming
Farming to produce enough for a family or a community
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Commercial industry
Large scale manufacturing, require a large amount of employee to produce a large amount of goods
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Rain shadow
Area with reduce rainfall, usually on the leeward side of a mountain
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Colony
A territory which separated from a power but still under its rulling
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Literacy
Ability to read and write
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Standard of living
A person or a group's level of well-being, measure by education, health care,...
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Per capita
Per person
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Continental divide
A boundary or area of high ground which separates river flowing toward opposites sides of continent
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Tributary
River or stream that flows into the main river
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Drainage basin
The entire area of land that is drain by a major river and its tributaries
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Hierarchy
Rank according to function
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Free enterprise
An economic system that allows individuals to earn, control and profit from a business in a open, competitive market
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Hinterland
Area served by the metropolis
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Canal
Artificial waterway
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Gross National Product (GNP)
Total value of goods and service of a nation, including the output of national firms in foreign countries and excluding the domestic output of foreign firm
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Telecommunication
Communications by electronic means
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Metropolitan area
Major city and its surrounding suburbs
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Mangroove
A tropical tree grows in swampy ground alongs the coastal areas
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Grain elevator
A tall building equipped with machinery for loading, cleaning, storing and discharging grain
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Tundra
Region with cold and cool temperature, and only specialized plants can grow
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Sunbelt
Southern and southwestern states of the USA from Carolina to the southern of California, characterized by warm climate and rapid population growth
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Humus
The organic material that results when plants and animals live in the soil die and decay
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Grain exchange
A place where grain is bought and sold as a commodity
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Bayou
A marshy inlet or outlet of a lake or river
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Fall line
Imaginary line between Appalachian Mount and the Atlantic coastal plain, where rivers and streams form waterfalls and rapids as they descend from higher elevations to the coastal plains
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Lock
A closed section of a canal where ship can change water level
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Secede
To withdraw from a political and religious organizations
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Tariff
Tax on import goods
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Bedrock
Solid rock underlying the Earth's surface
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NAFTA
(North America Free Trade Agreement) phased out the trade barriers of USA, Canada and Mexico
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Province
A territory governed as a political division of a country
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Maritime
Border on or near the sea, use for navigation or shipping
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Mulatto
A person with mixed African and European ancestry
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Canopy
The uppermost layer of a forest where branches meet
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Tropical storm
A storm with winds at least 39 mph, 63 km/h
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Mestizo
A person with mixed Native American and European ancestry
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Coral
Rocklike skeleton of tiny sea animals
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El Nino
Warm ocean current off South America's Northwestern coast that influences global weather patter
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Hurricane
Storm form over Atlantic ocean with the speed of 74 mph (119 km/h)
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Hacienda
Large Spanish-owned estate in America, which serve as a ranch or plantation
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Land redistribution
A policy in which, land are taken from people who have many and distribute to the one have few or none
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Ejidos
Farmland owned by members of a community
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Latifundio
Large commercial farm own by a private individual or company
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Cash crops
A farm crop grown for sale and profit
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Migrant worker
Worker who travels to where work is needed
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Maquiladora
Factory along the border of US and Mexico, that assembles goods for export

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