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3
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The chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down eventually becoming soil.
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6
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A huge slow moving mass of snow and ice.
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7
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Are areas in which certain characteristics are found throughout the area.
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9
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The process by which the actual chemical structure of the rock is changed, usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock.
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11
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Consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it.
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12
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Consists of a places physical characteristics and human characteristics.
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13
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Describes a places position on the globe.
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16
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Are defined by people’s feelings and attitudes about areas.
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19
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The theory that earth’s outer shell is composed of a number of large unanorched plates or slabs of rock whose constant movement explains earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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20
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The water in oceans, lakes, rivers and water under the ground.
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21
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Another way to locate a place based on its relation to other places.
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23
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The idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride.
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26
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Outer rocky surface area of earth which is surprisingly thin.
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27
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Fine grained mineral rich loam, dust or silt deposited by the wind.
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28
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The center of the earth consisting of very hot metal mainly iron mixed with some nickel.
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29
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Used to classify landforms, the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points.
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1
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The layer of air, water and other substances above the surface.
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2
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A viewpoint that is influenced by one’s own culture and experiences.
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4
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A half of the earth; the equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
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5
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Large landmasses within the world’s oceans.
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8
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The actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by forces such as ice and roots.
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10
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The study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to each other.
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14
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A thick layer of rock that surrounds the core.
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15
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Computer technology that collects, manipulates, analyzes and displays data about the earth’s surface in order to solve geographic problems.
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17
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Particle of soil, sand, and gravel carried and deposited by wind or water.
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18
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The world of plants, animals, and other living things that occupy the land and waters of the planet.
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22
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Rain whose high concentration of chemicals usually from industrial pollution pollutes water, kills plant and animal life and eats away at the surface of stone and rock.
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24
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The surface features of earth, including soil, rocks and landforms.
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25
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A ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
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