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Geography Dictionary Taylor Brady

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GEOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY

Taylor Brady 4th period
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ATHIESM

  • Disbelief/lack of belief that god exists.
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ATMOSOPHERE

  • Gases surrounding Earth/another planet
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BAY

  • Body of water forming an indention of the shoreline
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CANAL

  • Artificial waterway for navigation/irrigation
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CASH CROP

  • Crop that is considered easily marketable
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CLIMATE

  • Weather conditions in a general area over time
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CLIFF

  • A steep face of a rock
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EARTHQUAKE

  • Sudden and violent shaking of the ground
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DESERT

  • A region with little life due to little rain and harsh conditions
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CITY

  • A Large area where people live (larger than a town)
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EQUATOR

  • Imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles
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ELEVATION

  • Height above a given level
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ARCTIC CIRCLE

  • Imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator
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ARABLE LAND

  • Land that can be farmed
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CULTURE

THE ARTS & OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT
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EROSION

  • Being naturally worn away or eroding
Photo by Dissonancefalling
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DELTA

  • Deposit out the mouth of a river
Photo by ecstaticist
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COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

  • Large sale production of crops for sale
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FREE ENTERPRISE

  • Freedom of private business to operate competitevly
  • For profit with minimal govermental regulation
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METROPOLIS

  • The capital/chief city of a country/region
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MEGALOPOLIS

  • Very large and densely populated city.
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LAKE

  • Large body of water surrounded by land
Photo by Sam Ilić
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SHANTYTOWN

  • a deprived area on the outskirts of a town
  • Large number of crude dwellings
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ENCLAVE

PORTION/TERRITORY SURROUNDED BY A LARGER TERRITORY WHO'S RESIDENTS CULTURAL ETHNICITY IS DISTINCT
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NATIONALISM

  • Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
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SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE

SELF SUFFICIENT FARMING WHERE FARMERS GROW ENOUGH FOOD TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES
Photo by Hindrik S
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TERRACE FARMING

  • Method of farming using "steps" called andenes
  • Andenes are built into the side of a hill or mountain
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MARKET ECONOMY

ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN WHICH PRICES ARE BASED ON COMPETITIONS AMONG PRIVATE BUSINESSES
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STANDARD LIVING

DEGREE OF WEALTH & MATERIAL COMFORT AVAILABLE TO A PERSON/COMMUNITY
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OCEAN

  • Very large expanse of sea
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HURRICANE

A STORM WITH VIOLENT WIND
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ISLAND

PEICE OF LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER
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GULF

DEEP INLET OF SEA ALMOST SURROUNDED BY LAND
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MOUNTAIN

LARGE NATURAL ELEVATION OF EARTH'S SURFACE (MOUNTAIN I LIVED BY)
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LAGOON

STRETCH OF SALT WATER SEPARATED FROM THE SEA
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TORNADA

DESTRUCTIVE VORTEX OF VIOLENTLY ROTATING WINDS
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TSUNAMI

A LONG HIGH SEA WAVE CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
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VOLCANO

A MOUNTAIN HAVING A CRATER/VENT HAVING LAVA ERUPT FROM IT AT SOME POINT
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WATERFALL

A CASCADE OF WATER FALLING FROM A HEIGHT
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RAINFOREST

A DENSE FOREST RICH IN BIODIVERSITY, FOUND TYPICALLY IN TROPICAL AREAS
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TUNDRA

A VAST, FLAT, TREELESS ARCTIC REGION
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WIND

AIR BLOWING FROM A PARTICULAR DIRECTION.
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VALLEY

A LOW AREA OF LAND BETWEEN HILLS OR MOUNTAINS
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TOWN

AN URBAN AREA THAT HAS A NAME, DEFINED BOUNDARIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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POPULATION

ALL THE INHABITANTS OF A CERTAIN TOWN, CITY, COUNTRY
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RIVER

LARGE, NATURAL STREAM FLOWING IN A CHANNEL TO THE OCEAN
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SEA

EXPANSE OF SALT WATER THAT COVERS MOST OF EARTH'S SURFACE
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RELIGION

THE BELIEF IN AND WORSHIP OF A SUPERHUMAN CONTROLLING POWER
Photo by VinothChandar

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