Humanities Test Term 1

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MAJOR WATER BODIES OF THE WORLD

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Pacific ocean, Atlantic ocean, Arctic ocean and Indian ocean.

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International Date Line

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An imaginary line of navigation on the surface of the Earth that runs from the north pole to the south pole to separate time zones.

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Greenwich

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Greenwich meridian, imaginary line used to indicate 0° longitude

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Meridian

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Line of longitude

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Parallels

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Line of latitude

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Environments

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Tundra, Aquatic, Grassland, Desert, Forest

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Tundra

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Northern hemisphere

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Grassland

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Africa

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Aquatic

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Worldwide

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Desert

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Low latitudes, such as South-America

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Forest

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Primarily in the eastern region of Europe

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Deforestation

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clearing forests

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Treeline

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edge of the areas in which trees are able to grow

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Urbanisation

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the growth and spread of cities

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Biodiversity

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the variety of plant and animal mangroves

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latitude

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the angular distance north or south from the equator

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Precipitation

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Rain, hail

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arable

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describes land that can be used for growing crops

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innovation

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a new and original improvement

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biodiversity

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the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region

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degradation

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deterioration in the quality of land and water resources caused by excessive exploitation

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plantation

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an area in which trees or other large crops have been planted for commercial purposes

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subsistence

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describes farming that provides food only for the needs of the farmer’s family, leaving little or none to sell

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aquaculture

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The farming of aquatic plants and aquaticanimals such as fish, crustaceans and molluscs

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monoculture

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the cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country

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The main rivers

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Murray, Darling, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee

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Irrigation

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The movement of water from a main supply to a surface of land in an artificial way

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11 Regions

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Africa, Central America, Australia, Eastern Europe, Middle east, South America, Oceana, The Caribbean, European Union, Asia, North America