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Chapt. Geo Terms
Section 1&2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Substance farming | farmers who grow food for their families to eat and 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 little to 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 |
| Monsoons | 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 Turing into water vapor and rising into the atmosphere due to the suns heating, part of the hydro logic 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 non violent disobeying of laws |
| Reincarnation | the birth of the soul into another physical life |
| Deity | a god or godess |
| Empire | a group of peoples or states ruled by strong signal 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 |