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Activity 1D
How Does Where You Live Influence How You Live?
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Main Idea | The basic message in an informational passage. |
| Supporting Details | The ideas, facts, and details that serve to explain and illustrate the main idea. |
| Sahara Desert | The world's largest desert. Located in North Africa. |
| Population Density Map | A map that shows the average number of people living in an area. |
| Antarctica | A continent that is nearly one and half times the size of the United States. Also, the driest place on Earth. |
| Irrigation | The process of bringing water to dry land. |
| Seismic Activity | Earthquakes and other movements of Earth's crust. |
| Terrace Farming | A way of altering the landscape by carving "steps" of level area into the hillsides so that agriculture could occur. |
| Urbanization | The movement of people into cities. |
| Ganges River | The longest river in India |
| Tarbela Dam | One of the world's largest dams. Located in Pakistan. |
| Unintended Consequences | People's actions often lead to effects they did not expect or foresee. |