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Horizons SS Ch.4
Thinking Like a Geographer /CLA/ Mrs.Woolsey
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | a system in which plants, animals, and the environment depends on one another. |
| erosion | the wearing away of Earth's surface. |
| disaster | a happening, such as an earthquake or flood, that causes great harm or damage. |
| pollution | anything that makes a natural resource, such as air, soil, or water, dirty and unsafe to use. |
| conservation | the act of saving resources and making them last longer. |
| natural hazard | an event in nature, such as an earthquake, tornado, volcanic eruption, or flood, that can cause great harm. |
| geographer | a person who studies the Earth and its people. |
| relative location | the location of a place in relation to another place. |
| region | an area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas. |
| satellite | a spacecraft, without a crew, that orbits Earth. |
| prairie | a flat or rolling land covered mostly with wildflowers and grasses. |
| marsh | low, wet land where tall grasses and other similar plants grow. |
| alluvial soil | fine soil left behind after flooding |
| levee | a ridge of dirt. |
| bayou | a slow-moving stream that forms off a river or lake. |
| bluff | a high, steep face of a hill. |
| exact location | the point where two lines cross on a map. |
| grid system | a set of lines the same distance apart that cross one another ot form boxes |
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