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geography chapter 17
geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Navigable | -deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships -The Guadalquivir river is navigable. |
| Hub | -a central point of concentrated activity and influence -Madrid is a hub. |
| Renaissance | -the revival of art, literature, and learning that took place in Europe during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries -Florence is famous from the Renaissance. |
| Tsunami | -a huge wave caused by primarily by a disturbance beneath the ocean, such as an earthquake or a volcanic eruption -Tsunamis come from the ocean. |
| Dry Farming | -a farming technique that leaves land unplanted every few years in order to gather moisture -Farmers is Meseta use dry farming. |
| Seismic Activity | -earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -Areas in California have seismic activity. |
| Graben | -a long, narrow area that has dropped between two faults -Grabens happen along major faults. |
| Plume | -a very hot spot in the earth's mantle -Plumes can take millions of years to form. |
| Sirocco | -a hot, dry wind from northern Africa -Siroccos blow over southeastern Spain. |
| Subsidence | -a geological phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks -Venice has problems with pollution and subsidence. |
| Inhabitable | -able to support permanent residents -To live somewhere it has to be inhabitable. |
| Columnar Rocks | -volcanic rock that splits into columns as lava cooled -Columnar rocks could be a good present for geologists. |
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