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10th gr Geography Vocab
Global Regents 10
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Social Studies
10th Grade
10/04/2012

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adaptation
Definition
a change made to survive an environment or to overcome a disadvantage
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archipelago
Definition
a group or chain of islands
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circumnavigate
Definition
to travel around something, like an island or the world
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cultural diffusion
Definition
the spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war
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dam
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a structure built to hold water in place
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deforestation
Definition
the widespread destruction of the worlds forests. One of the largest areas of destruction are the tropical rainforests. These forests are cut down for the hardwood lumber, to clear space for farming, for building settlements, and for grazing animals
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desertification
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the process in which land slowly dries out until little or no vegetation exists becoming a desert
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environnment
Definition
everything in nature including people, plants, and animals that affects development in life
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ethnocentric
Definition
a belief in superiority of a certain ethnic group or race
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fertile cresent
Definition
land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The land had rich soil and crops so it would sustain (keep) a civilazation
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Irregular Coastline
Definition
have many natural harbors
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migration
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the mass movement of people from one area to another
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natural resources
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various materials found in nature used in manufacturing such as wood, coal, and oil
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regular coastline
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few to no natural harbors
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river
Definition
a moving body of water that usually has its source in an area of high ground
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river delta
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the end of a river where rich deposits of silt build up. This is important to human habitation due ti the excellent source of good farmland
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river valley
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a valley that is carved out by the river. Often have fertile land, and are the sites for the earliest civilizations
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silt
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material deposited by rivers
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climate
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the average weather in a region
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