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Chapt. 17 Geo Terms

Section 1 & 2

TermDefinition
Elevation the height of a physical feature above sea level
Subcontinent separate region of a continent
Sustainable capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using up resources permanently
Subsistence Farmer farmers who grow food for their families to eat not to sell
Conservation the protection of the environment
Plate a rigid section of Earth's crust that can move independently
Sanitation measures such as sewers to protect public health
Drought a long period with little or no precipitation
Ecosystem a community of living organisms and their natural environment, or habitat
Delta an area where a river deposits sediment as it empties into a larger body of water
Famine a long period of food shortage
Monsoon a seasonal wind that brings intense rainfall during part of the year
Pollution a chemical or physical waste that creates an unclean or dirty environment
Evaporation the process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere due to the sun's heating. part of the hydrologic cycle
Aquifer a layer of rock beneath Earth that contains water
Arable fertile suitable for farming
Isolation separation or being set apart from others
Civil Disobedience the nonviolent disobeying of laws
Reincarnation the birth of the soul into another physical life
Deity a god or goddess
Empire a group of people or states ruled by a strong single ruler
Caste System a social structure in India composed of four main levels which was started by the Aryans
Cultural Hearth center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread
Tolerance acceptance of others' beliefs
Colonialism the practice of one country directly ruling a developing trade in a foreign territory for its own benefit
Symbol an object or idea that can be used to represent another object or idea
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