geo terms
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| geography | the study of the earth
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| cardinal directions | north, south, east, west
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| latitude | lines going horizontally across the earth
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| longitude | lines going vertically across the earth
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| hemisphere | each half of the earth
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| parallel/ meridians | lines of longitude and lines of latitude that cross
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| scale | part of the map that shows cardinal directions
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| distortion | change
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| geographic information systems | a computer based system that links information to the system
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| projection | method of mapping earth on a flat surface
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| compass rose | a diagram of a compass showing direction
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| key | part of the map that explains symbols
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| natural resources | useful resources found in the environment
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| raw materials | natural resources that must be worked to be useful.
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| renewable resources | resources that can be replaced
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| nonrenewable resources | resources that cannot be replaced
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| environment | natural surroundings
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| manufacturing | the large scale production of goods by hand or by machine
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| colonization | movement of settlers and their culture to a country
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| industrialization | the growth of a machine powered production
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| first level activities | use land resources directly to make products
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| second level activities | processing the products of first level activities
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| third level activities | delivers it all to your local grocery store
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| deforestation | the loss of forest cover in a region
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| biodiversity | a richness of different kinds of living things
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| civil engineering | technology for building structures that alter the landscape such as dams, canals, roads, and bridges
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| pollution | waste that makes the air, soil, or water less clean
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