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Georaphy
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Question | Answer |
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Agriculture: | The art and science of cultivating land for growing crops (farming) or raising livestock (ranching) |
Biome | An area of the planet which can be classified according to the plant and animal life in it |
Boreal Forest | Land covered by evergreen trees in cool, northern latitudes. Also called taiga |
Drainage Basin: | An entire river system, or an area drained by a river and its tributaries. Also called a watershed. |
Fjord | Long, narrow ocean inlet between steep slopes |
Glaicer | mass of ice the moves slowly over land |
Hydroelectric Power | usable energy generated by moving water converted to electricity |
Latitude: | distance north or south of the equator |
Lowland | slow-flowing river ecosystems usually found in lower altitudes |
Natural Resource | ) A material that humans take from the natural environment to survive, to satisfy their needs or to trade with others |
Plain: | Flat, smooth area at a low elevation |
Territory | Land an animal, human, or government protects from intruders |
Tributary: | Stream that feeds, or flows, into a larger stream |