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Geography Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Leithmann
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7th Grade
09/22/2015
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Mature
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completely developed not old
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Uniformitarianism
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it its like this now it has always been like this and always will be
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Cataclysm
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large and violent event in the natural world
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Atmosphere
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envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
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Hydrosphere
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all the waters on the surface of the earth, sometimes includes water over the earth's surface such as clouds
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Lithosphere
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rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
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Diameter
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7,917.5 mi of the earth; equator distance from outer edge to outer edge
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Core
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dense central region of a planet;the nickel-iron inner part of the earth.
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Mantle
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region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks
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magma
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plastic
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Crust
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sima
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continents
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Eurasia
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islands
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continental islands
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oceanic islands
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oceans
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salinity
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landforms
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mountains
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hills
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ranges
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Himalayas
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Everest
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plains
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coastal plains
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alluvium
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nutrients
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basins
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plateaus
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tableland
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highland
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piedmont
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intermontane
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continental
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fresh water
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transportation
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rivers
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streams
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tributaries
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river systems
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length
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discharge
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drainage
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navigability
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lakes
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Great Lakes
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Seven Seas
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sea
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harbors
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ports
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wetlands
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bogs
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peat
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marsh
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swamps
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plates
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tetonic activity
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faults
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folding
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deformational mountains
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volcanoes
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volcanoes
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weathering
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soil
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sediment
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humus
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erosion
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glaciers
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waves
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What are weathering and erosion? How do they work together to change the earth's surface?
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