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Chapter 27
Final exam study guide
Word | Definition |
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Typhoon | a tropical storm that occurs in the western Pacific |
Population | 60% of the people in Japan live on about 3% of the land |
Gobi Desert | Located in northern China and southeast Mongolia; it's a prime are for finding dinosaur fossils. |
PCBs | Industrial pollutants that build up in animal tissue and can cause disease and birth defects. |
Climate Zones | High Latitude: Subartic, Highland; Mid-Latitude: Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical; Dry: Semiarid, Desert; and Tropical: Tropical Wet |
Kunlun Mountains | Located west of China, the source of the Huang He and the Chang Jiang Rivers. |
Three Gorges Dam | A dam being built on the Chang Jiang River. The dam will help to control flooding, generate power, and allow ships to sail farther into China. |
Landfill | A method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried in layers of dirt to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground. |