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Chap 17 Study stack
Study stack for Chap 17
Term | Definition |
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Navigable | able to be sailed on by ships or boats |
Hub | the effective center of an activity, region, or network |
Renaissance | a revival of or renewed interest in something |
Tsunami | a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance |
Dry Farming | a method of farming in semiarid areas without the aid of irrigation, using drought-resistant crops and conserving moisture |
Seismic Activity | the types, frequency and size |
Graben | an elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults and displaced downward relative to the blocks on either side, as in a rift valley. |
Plume | a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament. |
Sirocco | a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe. |
Subsidence | the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land. |
Inhabitable | suitable to live in; habitable. |
Columnar Rocks | rocks made of volcanic material formed into columns. |