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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the height of a physical feture above sea level | Elevation |
| separate region of a continent | subcontinent |
| capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using up resources | sustainable |
| farmers who grow food for their families to eat not sell | subsistence farmer |
| the protection of the environment | a rigid section of earth's crust that can move independently |
| measures such as sewers to protect public health | sanitation |
| a long period with little or no precipitation | drought |
| a community of living organisms and their natural environment, or habitat | ecosystem |
| an area where a river deposits sediment as it empties into a larger body of water | delta |
| a long period of food shortage | famine |
| a seasonal wind that brings intense rainfall during part of the year | monsoon |
| a chemical or physical waste that creates an unclean or dirty environment | pollution |
| a layer of rock beneath earth that contains water | aquifer |
| fertile suitable for farming arable | arable |
| a rigid section of earth's crust that can move independently | plate |
| the process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere due to the sun's heating, part of the hydrologic cycle. | evaporation |
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