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Tresky SOL Review Key Terms

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Definition
literacy rate   tells the percentage of people who can read and write  
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densely populated   the average number of people living there is very high  
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polar   map projection that is distorted around the edges; used by airline pilots  
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capital   the money and machines used to produce goods and services  
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imports   goods that are being brought INTO a country from another country  
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immigrant   a person who moves INTO a country  
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rural   the countryside  
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NATO   military alliance formed in 1949 for the common defense of Europe against the communist Soviet Union  
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absolute   a place's exact location on the globe (ex. latitude and longitude)  
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exports   goods that are moving OUT of a country  
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latitude   the distance a place is north or south of the Equator  
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life expectancy   the average age people live to be in a country  
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arable   land that can be farmed  
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commercial   the type of farming where crops and livestock are raised to sell in the market; modern techniques and equipment allow farmers to produce more food with less workers  
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birth rate   the number of babies born per 1000 people  
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urban   citylike; the growth of cities  
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death rate   the number of deaths each year per 1000 people  
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relative   where a place is located in relation to another place  
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Mercator   map projection that is distorted in the polar areas making Greenland larger than South America; used by sailors in ship navigation  
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emigrant   a person who leaves or EXITS a country to move somewhere else  
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earthquakes   occur along the plate boundaries; Japan experiences more of these than any other country in the world  
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renewable   resources that the environment continues to suppy or replace (soil, water, or sun)  
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longitude   the distance a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian  
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compass rose   the part of a map used to identify map orientation (direction)  
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Robinson   map projection that is most commonly used in educational materials (textbooks, maps)  
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sparsely populated   areas that have very few people living there  
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OPEC   this group's main goal is to control the production and price of oil  
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Prime Meridian   this imaginary lines passes through Greenwich, England; divides the earth into the easter and western hemispheres  
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subsistence   the type of farming where family members are growing just enough food for the family; basic tools used; animals and humans main source of labor  
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fossil fuelsq   coal, oil, natural gas  
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legend   explains the symbols used on a map  
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scale   the part of a map used to show the approximate distance between two places  
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equator   the imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres  
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human resources   skilled laborers or workers  
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NAFTA   created a free trade zone between the US, Canada, and Mexico by eliminating tariffs on goods  
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EU   an economic and political group formed to allow free movement of people, goods, and services between member countries  
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