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16 Cards in this Set
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CLIMATE
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Is the type of weather a place has over a long period of time
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PHYSICAL MAP
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A map that shows the location of physical features such as land forms, bodies of water, or resources
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POLITICAL MAP
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A map that shows cities, states, and countries
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SCARCITY
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Not having as much of something as people would like
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REGION
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An area that has one or more features in common
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SPECIALIZATION
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The result of people making the goods they are best able to produce with the resources they have
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EROSION
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A process by which water and wind wear away the land.
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GEOGRAPHY
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The study of the world and the people and things that live there.
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NAME MAJOR LANDFORMS IN ORDER FROM WEST TO EAST.
Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevada range Grand Canyon Atlantic Coastal Plain Mississippi River |
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1. Sierra Nevada 2. Grand Canyon 3. Rocky Mountains 4. Mississippi River 5. Appalachian Mountains 6. Atlantic Coastal Plain |
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CAPITAL RESOURCE
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A capital resource is a tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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A human resource is a person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to a job.
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CONSERVATION
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Conservation is the protection and wise use of natural resources.
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OPPORTUNITY COST
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Opportunity cost is the thing you give up when you decide to do or have something else.
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Find the Omaha and the Erie. In what kind of vegetation and landform regions did they live?
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The Omaha Lived in the Great Plains which were grasslands. The Erir lived in the Central Plains which were forest.
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Which vegetation label covers most of the land in North America?
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Forest covers most of the land.
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TRADE
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Trade is the buying and selling of goods.
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