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chapters 1-4 study guide

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precipitation   all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere  
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rotation   the spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space  
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deciduous   a type of tree that sheds its leaves when winter approaches  
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savannahs   a tropical grass land with scatterd trees, located in the warm lands nearest the equator  
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permafrost   a layer of soil just below the earths surface that stays permanently frozen  
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equinoxes   either of the two times each year when day and night are of nearly equal length  
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natural vegetation   the typical plant life that abounds in areas where humans have not signaficantly altered the landscape  
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environment   the physical conditions of the natural surroundings  
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revolution   one complete orbit of the earth arround the sun  
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climate   the term used for the weather patterns that an area or region typically experiences over along period of time  
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solstices   either of the two times a year when the sun appears directly overgead at noon  
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coniferous   cone bearing; a type of tree able to servive long  
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tundra   a region where tempatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow  
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atmosphere   a multlayered band of gasses, water vapop and dust above the earth  
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demography   a study of human populations including tere size growth, density, distrobution and rates of births marriages and deaths  
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population density   the average number of people living in 1 area  
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immigrant   a person who moves into a country  
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emigrant   a person who leaves a country to live somewhere else  
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authoritarian   descriptive of a system of government in whech one person perhaps a dictator, holds all political power  
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communism   a system of government in whech the government controls the mean of production  
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acculturation   the process of accepting, borrowing and exchanging traits between cultures  
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diffusion   the process of spreading cultural traits from one person or society to another  
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rural   of or characteristic of, the countryside  
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urbanization   the growth of city populations  
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mixed economy   a system combining different degress of government regulation  
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federal   relating to a union of state that recognize a single centeral government  
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confederation   a system of government which individual political units keep soverign but give limited power to a centeral government  
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sovereignty   a countries freedom and power to decide on policies and actions  
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dictatorship   a system of government in which absolute power is held by 1 person  
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totalitarianism   a system of government in which a centeral authority controls all aspects of society  
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monarchy   a system of authoritarian headed by a monarch  
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democracy   a system of goverment in which the people are invested with the power to choose there leaders  
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socialism   a system in which a government owns, manages or controls the production  
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