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-high precipitation
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continental climate [image] |
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-low precipitation -extreme temperatures -most precipitation falls during the summer |
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trees with needles & cones ie)fir, pine |
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| imaginary lines that help us measure east/west distances |
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| a large slab of rock below the Earth's crust |
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| Scientist who studies earthquakes |
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| the drier, warmer side of a mountain |
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population distribution [image] |
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| where people live in an area |
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| the study of the eartt's crust |
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imaginary lines that help us measure north/south distances [image] |
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| barren Arctic land or soil |
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trees that lose their leaves in winter
ie)maple,oak |
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| the study of the earth's forces beneath the crust |
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cordillera [image]corduroy fabric |
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| a chain of mountains such as the Rockies |
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| rich soil caused by decomposing plants |
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-in the city -densely populated |
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-in the countryside -sparesly populated |
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| rock that formed from magma (volcanic material) |
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cultural landscape [image] Sannich Pen. from space |
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| land that has been altered by humans |
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| the study of the surface features of a region, such as mountains, valleys or plateaus |
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population density
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| how many people are in a certain area |
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material such as potashleft behind when sea water evaporates ie) potash |
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| the wearing away due to wind,rain or ice |
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| rock that has been changed by heat & pressure |
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| a giant wave often caused by an earthquake underneath the ocean floor |
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| measures the magnitude of an earthquake |
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