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Chapt. 17 Geo Terms

For Section one and two

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 farmers Farmers who grow their own food for their families to eat not sell.
Conservation The protection of the environment.
Plate A rigid section of the 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 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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