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Geography of the United States
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Geography
5th Grade
10/04/2010

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GEOGRAPHY
Definition
THE STUDY OF EARTH AND THE WAY PEOPLE LIVE.
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REGION
Definition
A LONG AREA OF COMMON FEATURES.
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LANDFORM
Definition
THE SHAPE OF EARTH'S SURFACE.
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MEGALOPOLIS
Definition
A GROUP OF CITIES THAT HAVE GROWN SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BECOME ONE CITY.
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INTERDEPENDENT
Definition
DEPENDING ON EACH OTHER.
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CLIMATE
Definition
WEATHER IN AN AREA.
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TEMPERATURE
Definition
THE MEASUREMENT OF HEAT AND COLD.
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PRECIPITATION
Definition
THE MOISTURE THAT FALLS TO EARTH AS RAIN OR SNOW.
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ARID
Definition
DRY
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HUMID
Definition
WET; MOIST
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LATITUDE
Definition
AN IMAGINARY LINE OR PARALLEL LINES MEASURING DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
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PARALLELS
Definition
A LINE OF LATITUDE
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DEGREE
Definition
A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO CALCULATE LATITUDE OR LONGITUDE.
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MERIDIANS
Definition
ANY LINE OF LONGITUDE EAST OR WEST OF EARTH'S PRIME MERIDIAN.
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PRIME MERIDIAN
Definition

THE LINE OF LONGITUDE LABLED 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE.

 

ANY PLACE EAST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN IS LABLED E.

 

ANY PLACE LABLED WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN IS LABLED W.

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GRID
Definition
A SET OF SQUARES FORMED BY CRISS-CROSSING LINES THAT CAN HELP YOU TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS, SUCH AS ONE ON A MAP OR A GLOBE.
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NATURAL RESOURCE
Definition
A MATERIAL FORMED IN NATURE THAT PEOPLE USE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND WANTS.
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RENEWABLE RESOURCE
Definition
A MATERIAL FOUND IN NATURE THAT CAN BE REPLACED, SUCH AS FORESTS.
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MINERALS
Definition
A SUBSTANCE FOUND IN EARTH THAT IS NEITHER PLANT NOR ANIMAL.
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FOSSIL FUELS
Definition
A FUEL, SUCH AS OIL, NATURAL GAS AND COAL, THAT IS FORMED FROM THE REMAINS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT LIVED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO.
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ENVIRONMENT
Definition
ALL THE SURROUNDINGS IN WHICH PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS LIVE.
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ECONOMY
Definition
THE WAY A COUNTRY'S PEOPLE USE NATURAL RESOURCES, MONEY, AND KNOWLEDGE TO PRODUCE GOODS AND SERVICES.
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POLLUTION
Definition
ANYTHING THAT DIRTIES THE AIR, SOIL, OR WATER.
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ACID RAIN
Definition
PRECIPITATION CONTAINING HARMFUL CHEMICAL POLLUTION THAT CAN DESTROY TREES AND WILDLIFE AND POISON WATER.
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CONSERVATION
Definition
THE PROTECTION AND CAREFUL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
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RECYCLING
Definition
TO SAVE DISCARDED ITEMS, LIKE CANS OR BOTTLES, SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED AGAIN.
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LONGITUDE
Definition
AN IMAGINARY LINE, OR MERIDIAN, MEASURING DISTANCE EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN.
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