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height above sea level
ELEVATION
plant life
VEGETATION
products going out of a country to be sold
EXPORTS
products coming into a country
IMPORTS
a layer of air around the Earth
ATMOSPHERE
refers to the day with the most hours of darkness or sunlight
SOLSTICE
a day with equal hours of day and night
EQUINOX
chemicals used to kill insects
PESTICIDE
suitable for farming
ARABLE
living in the country
RURAL
all the ways in which people use to make a living
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
an extreme shortage of food
FAMINE
periods when little rain falls and crops are damaged
DROUGHTS
a type of democracy in which a monarch serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
PENINSULA
a ruler who has almost absolute power
DICTATOR
the increase in the percentage of people who live in cities
URBANIZATION
this is located at 90 degrees North
NORTH POLE
this is located at 90 degrees South
SOUTH POLE
this is located at 23.5 (23 ½) degrees North
TROPIC OF CANCER
this is located at 23.5 (23 ½) degrees South
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
the line of latitude located at 66.5 (66 ½) degrees North of the equator; the parallel beyond which no sunlight shines on the December solstice
ARTIC CIRCLE
the line of latitude located at 66.5 (66 ½) degrees South of the equator; the parallel beyond which no sunlight shines on the June solstice
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
an imaginary line at 0 (zero) degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England
PRIME MERIDIAN
Author
littleg.ward
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253320
Card Set
Geography: Extra Words
Description
First semester extra Geography words
Updated
2013-12-15T21:33:36Z
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