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1rst Semester Geography Exam
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Geography
6th Grade
12/11/2011
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Levees
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Large walls, usually made of dirt, built along rivers to prevent flooding.
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Physical Geography
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The study of Earth's natural landscape and physical systems including the atmosphere.
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Human Geography
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The study of people, past, and present.
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Regions
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Areas of Earth with shared characteristics.
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Sub regions
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Small areas of a region.
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Migrate
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When people move from place to place.
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Relative Location
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The position of a place relative to another place.
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Absolute Location
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The exact spot on Earth where something is found, often stated in latitude and longitude.
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Geography
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The study of Earth's physical and cultural features.
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Cartography
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The art and science of map making.
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Cartographer
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A person who creates maps.
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Perspective
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Someone's point of view.
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Spacial Perspective
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A geographer's point of view.
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Urban
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An area with mainly cities.
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Rural
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An are that is mainly country.
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Diffusion
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The spreading of something more widely.
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Adaptations
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Climatology
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Meteorology
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When people forecast and report atmospheric conditions.
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Ocean Current
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Humus
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Decayed plant and animal matter.
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Photosynthesis
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Greenhouse Effect
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Doldrums
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Nutrients
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Barometer
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Front
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Westerlies
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Climate
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Weather
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Extinct
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Permafrost
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Frozen soil
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Ecology
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Ecosystem
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Prevailing Winds
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Air pressure
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Plant Communities
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Arid
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Completely dry.
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Semiarid
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Not completely dry
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Tundra
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Ice cap
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Humid Subtropical
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Where we live.
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Tropical
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Tropical Savanna
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Humid Continental
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Desert
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An area that is arid, and has VERY little rain fall.
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Steppe
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An area that is semiarid, and has little rain fall.
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Meditteranean
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Rain Shadow
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They are on the lee side of a mountainous area.
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Highland
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Desertification
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Deforestation
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Crop rotations
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Pollution
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Global Warming
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Acid Rain
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Aquifers
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Reforestation
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Aquedects
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Desalinization
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an area that is arid, and has very l
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