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Geography Ch 14 vocab
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Geography
7th Grade
03/12/2012

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umbrella like forest government
Definition
canopy
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electricity powered by running water
Definition
hydroelectiric power
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parasite that causes a deadly disease called the sleeping sickness
Definition
tsetse fly
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widespread cutting of too many trees
Definition
deforestation
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natural formation at or near the water's surface that is made of small sea animals
Definition
coral reef
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illegal huntiong of protected animals
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poaching
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start and run buisnesses with limited government involvement
Definition
free enterprise system
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plant whose roots are ground to make porridge
Definition
cassava
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plant fiber used to make rope and twine
Definition
sisal
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type of environment in which a particular animal species lives
Definition
habitat
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people who travel to another country to view its natural wonders
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ecotourists
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a kind of banana
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plantians
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self government
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autonomy
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region that is drained by a river
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watershed
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plant or animal threatened with extinction
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endangered species
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deliberate murder of a group of people because of their race or culture
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genocide
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people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster
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refugees
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huges slabs of rock pulling away from eachother
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plates
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group of people who are related to one another
Definition
clans
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