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Geography 8 Preising

Unit 1 Skills & Earth's Physical Geography

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Imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth from north to south..... axis
Area that includes particular kinds of plants in an area over many years.... biomes
Place shared by plants and animals that depend on one another for survival.... ecosystem
To spin on an axis.... rotate
Natural surroundings of people.... environment
Careful use of resources to avoid wasting them.... conservation
Changes in temperature, wind speed, direction and air moisture that take place over a short period of time.... weather
Cause someone to participate.... engage
A period of 100 years.... century
Underground layer of rock through which water flows.... aquifer
Process by which water changed from liquid to gas.... evaporation
Cutting down trees without replanting them.... deforestation
Identity differences between two or more things.... differentiate
Process by which water falls to Earth as, for example, rain or snow.... precipitation
Specific path each planet follows around the sun.... orbit
Crack in the Earth's crust where two tectonic plates meet.... fault
Deep cut in the ocean floor.... trench
Variety of animals and plants living on the planet.... biodiversity
Process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind or ice.... erosion
Pattern of weather that takes place in an area over many years.... climate
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