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W. Geo MHS - O
EOC vocab
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oasis | a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface; it supports vegitation and wildlife. |
Oceania | the group of islands in the pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. |
Olduvai Gorge | a site of fossil beds in northern Tanzania, containing the most continuous know record of humanity ovet the past 2 million years, including fossils from 65 hominids. |
oligarchy | a government run by a few persons or a small group. |
"one commodity" country | a country that relies on one principal export for much of its earnings. |
Ontario | one of Canada's Core Provinces. |
OPEC | the Oginization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a group established in 1960by some oil- producing nations to corrdinate policies on selling petroleum products. |
Orinoco River | a river mainly in Venezuela and part of South America's northermost river system. |
outback | the dry, unpopulated inland region of Australia. |
outrigger canoe | a small ship used in the lagoons of islands where Pacific Islanders settled. |
ozone | a chemical created when burning fossil fuels react with sunlight; a form of oxygen. |