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| way of looking at and understanding the world |
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| The distance of any point north or south of the equator measured up to 90 degrees |
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| The distance of any point east or west of the Prime meridian measured up to 180 degrees |
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| An activity that maintains an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of a natural resource |
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| The process of economical, technological, political and cultural forces creating a single global society |
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| GPS (Global positioning system) |
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| A system of satellites and portable receivers able to locate each receiver on earth |
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| The study of earths crust to learn its origin and structure (and history) |
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| The shape and structure of the surface features of a place or region |
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| Rock made of layers of sediment deposits that have fused together |
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| Rock formed form molten material |
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| Rock changed from heat and pressure |
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| Mountains formed from sedimentary rock being pushed together by forces within the earth and folded into mountains |
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| Natural fuel formed by geologic forces from remains of living organisms |
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| A type of sedimentary deposit resulting from the evaporation of sea water |
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something we eat offÂ
a slab of earths crust |
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| forces and movement within and on earths crust that form its features |
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| Related to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earths crust |
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| A measure of the power of earthquakes |
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