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Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| basin | land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it |
| charities | organizations for helping those in need or the environment |
| equator | imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth |
| erosion | process of gradually wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind |
| evaporates | changes from a liquid to a gas |
| exported | sent goods out of one country for sale and use in another |
| industrial | connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods |
| recycled | processed or treated so it can be used again |
| tropics | regions near the equator that are the hottest parts of Earth |
| biodiversity | wide variety of different species living together in one place |
| carbon dioxide | colorless, odorles gas that is absorbed by plants to make plant tissue |
| tourism | process of traveling for pleasure |
| air pressure | pressure caused by the weight of the air |
| disaster | event that causes much suffering or loss |
| grass | plant with green blades that covers fields, lawns, and pastures |
| prairie | large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees |