Geography Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Monsoons- Tasmanian Devil | Strong seasonal winds that cause flooding or drought. |
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| Asia Brown Cloud | A massive cloud of air pollution from China to India. |
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| Desert Kills | no water- no farming - no food- hot dry climate |
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| Ocean Chills | Oceans- transportation, fishing, warm climate |
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| River Fills | (agriculture) farming- food- cities- transportation- warm climate |
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| Mountains hill | protects from invaders, but no farming- no water- cool climate |
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| Irrigation- sprinklers | bringing water to an area that doesn't have it. |
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| Causes of Water Pollution- | Industrial (factories) and human waste |
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| Effects of Water Pollution | Sickness, loss of work/jobs, marine and human death |
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| Causes of Flooding- Tasmanian Devil/Woverine/Skull | Monsoons, deforestation and erosion (decay) from cut down trees |
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| Effects of Flooding | Unsafe drinking water, water borne disease, loss of homes, death |
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| Causes of Air Pollution/Asia Brown Cloud- Lightning Mqueen | burning fossil fuels and wood from trees |
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| Effects of Air Pollution/Asia Brown Cloud | Blocks sunlight. Acid rain. Melting glaciers. Eroded buildings, Respiratory diseases like lung cancer, and death. |
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| Arable land | farmable land |
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| Mudslides | a mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope. |
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| Desertification | land becoming more like a desert due to overgrazing, increased population, drought |
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| Deforestation | Cutting down of trees to make room for roads and cities, people, use wood for making things. |
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| Water Pollution | Contaminated or dirty water on the Ganges and Yangtze Rivers |
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