EOC VOCABULARY
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| Absolute Location | Specific Place
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| Atmosphere | Layer above Earth
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| Biosphere | All living things
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| Canal | Artificial Waterway
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| Chapparal | Small vegetation in Mediterranean Climate
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| Climate | Weather over time
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| Command Economy | Economy controlled by govt. (Communism)
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| Commercial Farming | Farming for profit
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| Continent | 1 of 7 large landmasses
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| Core | Earth's center
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| Crust | Earth's surface
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| Cultural Convergence | Interaction of cultures
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| Cultural Divergence | Restriction from other cultures
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| Culture | People's way of life
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| Culture Hearth | Spreading cultural ideas
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| Delta | Mouth of river
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| Democracy | People choose leaders
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| Dictatorship | Govt power in small group or individual
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| Diffusion | Cultural element from people to people
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| Earthquake | Shaking of Earth's crust
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| Ecosystem | living things and environment interaction
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| Emigrant | Peroson who leaves a country
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| Equinox | Day and night are equal
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| Erosion | Movement of weathered materials
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| Export | Item sent out of country
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| Fertile | Able to produce
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| Formal Region | Group of similar places
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| Functional Region | Places connected by movement
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| Halocaust | Killing of Jews by Nazis
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| Hemisphere | Half the Earth
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| Hurricane | Tropical storm winds of 74mph or higher
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| Hydrosphere | All water on earth
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| Immigrant | Person who enters a country
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| Import | Item brought into a country
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| Island | Land surrounded by water
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| Lithosphere | Physical features of earth
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| Mantle | Middle layer of earth
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| Market Economy | Economy based on supply and demand
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| Monarchy | Govt. ruled by king or queen
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| Monotheism | Belief in one God
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| Monsoon | Seasonal wind
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| Multiethnic | Multi- groups
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| Natural Resource | Natural good in the environment
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| Nomad | Person with no permanent settlement
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| Peninsula | Land connected to mainland with water on 3 sides
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| Perceptual Region | Places defined by feelings and attitude
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| Plate Tectonics | Plates move causing movement of earth
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| Plateau | High
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| Polytheism | Belief in many gods
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| Population Density | Average number of people in a specific place
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| Precipitation | All water that falls to earth
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| Primary Econ. Activities | Activity that takes natural resources directly (Fishing)
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| Quaternary Econ. Activities | Activity focusing on gaining information (Education)
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| Relative Location | Place in relation to another place
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| Renewable Resource | Resource that can be reused
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| Revolution | 1 complete turn around the sun (365 1/4 days)
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| Rotation | Spinning of earth on its axis
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| Secondary Econ. Activities | Activity that uses raw materials to make another product
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| Solstice | Sun directly over the Tropics
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| Sovereignty | Power of people to choose type of govt.
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| Standard of Living | How well people live
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| Subsistance Farming | Farming for survival
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| Tertiary Econ. Activities | Activity related to services (waitress)
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| Tornado | Funnel shaped cloud of destruction
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| Tundra | Region of cold weather- only specific plants grow
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| Urbanization | Growth of cities
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| Weather | Condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time
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| Weathering | Process of breaking down rock
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| Wind | Air in motion
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| Tectonic Forces | Forces from within the Earth
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| Elevation | Altitude of a place related to sea level
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| Latitude | Distance of a place north or south of the equator
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| Biomes | Ecosystem found in a region of the world
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| Transportation | Process of moving people or goods from place to place
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| Push-Pull Factor | Corces that cause people to leave a place or draw them to another
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| Tsunami | A huge wave caused by earthquake or volcanic eruption on ocean floor
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| Volcano | Opening of earth's crust
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| Vegetation | Plants of an area or region
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| Cottage Industry | Small-scale manufacturing
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| Commercial Industry | Large-scale manufacturing
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| Outsourcing | Process of having specific jobs done outside of a business
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| Free Trade Zone | Designated areas exempt from taxes for purpose of Trade
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| Scarcity | Situation in which more goods are demanded than available
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| Republic | Government in which power is held by the people
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| Migration | Movement of people from place to place
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| Totalitarian System | System in which government controls all aspects of society
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| Nationalism | Pride in one's nation
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| Patriotism | Love for or devotion to one's country
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