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ABC BOOK

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GLOBAL STUDIES

BY: SOPHIE DECHELLIS

ABC BOOK

BY:SOPHIE DECHELLIS 5/30/14 8TH GRADE MRS.ANTILLEY
Photo by Shardayyy

A is for Antarctic Circle. It is the line of latitude at 66'33'S that marks the boundary of the polar zone. (Ch. 1)
http://scini-penguin.mlml.calstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ArcticAnt...

B is for Boundaries. Boundaries designate countries, states, regions and political areas. (Ch. 2) http://gis.yohman.com/up206a/files/2012/03/City-Boundary.jpg

C is for Climate. Weather or climate in a area over a long period of time. (Ch. 2)

D is for Distortion. A difference in shape and size when shown on a map.
(Ch. 1)
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/hs01/in1populationdensity.gif

E is for Ecosystem. It is a collection of all living organisms in an area.
(Ch. 4)
http://hmanj.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/6/9/13699291/6181623_orig.jpg?1

F is for Free Trade. A flow of goods and services across national borders.
(Ch. 32)
http://www.nma.gov.au

G is for Georgia. It city in Atlanta is the fastest-spreading human settlement. (Ch. 5)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/GeorgiaCapitolBuilding.j...

H is for Hunger. It is a lack of weakness caused by a shortage of food. Poverty can also leads world hunger.
(Ch. 7)
http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/graphics/hunger.jpg

I is for Informal Economy. A section of a economy that is not taxed or monitored by any form of the government.
(Ch. 21)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Informal_Economy_Cartage...

J is for Japan. Island country in the Pacific Ocean with a very dense population in Asia.
(Ch. 14)
http://rbkclocalstudies.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/canal-in-a-street-in-os...

K is for Kiev. The Chernobyl Power Plant is near the city Kiev.
(Ch. 16)
http://api.ning.com

L is for Life Expectancy. An average period of time that a person is expected to live.
(Ch. 24)
http://www.healthsentinel.com/joomla/images/stories/graphs/world-life-ratio...

M is for Migration. It is when a person moves into another country.
(Ch. 9)
http://timothysyrota.org/wp-content/gallery/borderchildren/portrait-of-a-bo...

N is for Nomads. A person who doesn't really have a home base and moves around a lot.
(Ch. 24)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Bedscha.jpg

O is for Oil. It is a fossil fuel and humans make many things out of it.
(Ch. 7)
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/genera//img/companies/news/oil350_52c5c97...

P is for Population Distribution. How the population is spread out throughout the country.
(Ch. 31)
http://allinfopedia.com/images/stories/world-population-distribution.jpg

Q is for Quality of Life. General well-being of individuals and societies.
(Ch. 21)
https://instantatlas.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/quality_of_life_circle1.jp...

R is for River System. A watershed is land drained by a river and it's tributaries.
(Ch. 16)
http://alaskaconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/river-system.jpg

S is for Sustainable Development. A natural development using resources in a way that meet peoples need without hurting the environment.
(Ch. 12)
http://www.pyroenergen.com/articles/images/bamboo-tree.jpg

T is for Tropical Rainforest. A forest found in a wet, hot region near the equator.
(Ch. 12)
http://biome2swimmergirl.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/5/8/16589854/4080560_orig.j...

U is for Urbanization. It is the movement of people from rural to urban areas.
(Ch. 9)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8428/7562947926_7b88790f89_z.jpg

V is for Vote. An act of submitting your decision on an issue or for a president.
(Ch. 23)
http://www.msoe.edu/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-5989-3031/vote.jpg

W is for Wildlife. It is the wild animals and plants that live in an area.
(Ch. 23)
http://www.rienvirothon.org/pic-wildlife-600.jpg

X is for Xiamen. It is the capital of the SEZ. Xiamen means"A Gate Of China".
(Ch. 30)
http://cdn2.gbtimes.com/cdn/farfuture/MAmfVgAPV_CKQSPaXqBcE1Z9wyZdVqAm5oEYY...

Y is for Yangtze River. It is the longest river in Asia. Also it is the Third-Longest in the world.
(Ch. 30)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Dusk_on_the_Yangtze_Rive...

Z is for Zebra Mussel. It is a small freshwater mussel that connects to bottom of boats.
(Ch. 4)
http://www.macalester.edu/academics/environmentalstudies/threerivers/studen...