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CHS-Taks objective II
Geography
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History
10th Grade
01/14/2009

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Term
monsoons
Definition
seasonal winds that bring rain in the summer and dry air in winter
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latitude
Definition
lines marking locations north and south on the globe
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longitude
Definition
lines that mark locations east and west on the globe
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landlocked nation
Definition
has no outlet to the ocean-surrounded by land
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deforestation
Definition
forests are lost to polution and unlimited lumber businesses
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drainage basin
Definition
the area that a river or other body of water flows out of
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natural barriers
Definition
protected by natural geographic features ie-mountains, deserts
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flood plain
Definition
area around a river that fills up with water during certain seasons
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diffusion
Definition
the spread of ideas from one area to another
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innovation
Definition
the improvement of a technology for meeting human needs
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acculturation
Definition
when a society adopts an idea from another and changes
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cultural hearths
Definition
river valleys like the Tigris and Euphrates and the NIle River
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convection
Definition
surface winds move heat around the planet earth
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temperate zones
Definition
middle latitudes are regions with seasonal changes
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tropics
Definition
low latitudes with continually warm climates
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the most important geographic feature for the developement of civilization
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water
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prime meridian
Definition
line that divides the earth east and west
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international date line
Definition
when midnight hits this line on the globe the new day comes
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The steam engine is an example of ?
Definition
innovation
Term
Tex-Mex food is an example of ?
Definition
cultural diffusion
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Mexico becomes a democracy like America this is and example of ?
Definition
acculturation
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