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| study of the worlds phisical features like, landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, and plants |
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| Theory of Continental Drift |
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| millons of years ago all continents were one super continent, then slowly they drift apart (about two inches every year) |
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| one, single, super-continent |
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| 12 large moving plates that cause earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions |
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| short term changes in the atmosphere for a givin place and time |
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| a regions average weather conditions over a long period of time |
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| any material in nature that people use or vaule |
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| resources earth replaces naturally |
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| resouces that cannot be replaced |
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| planting trees to replace lost forestland |
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| nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants & animals |
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| the production of electricity from water power |
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