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U.S. Geography
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Geography
6th Grade
01/08/2013

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Term
earthquake
Definition
a sudden or violent shaking of the ground sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movement of the earth's crust
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hurricane
Definition
wind and rain storms that form over the tropics in the Atlantic Ocean and produce huge waves that can destroy towns along the shore
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tornado
Definition
funnel-shaped cloud of wind
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migration
Definition
the movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home
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immigration
Definition
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
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imports
Definition
goods brought into a country for sale
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exports
Definition
goods sent out of a country for sale
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economic map
Definition
Map that shows how people make a living
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natural resource map
Definition
A map that shows the distribution of natural resources of an area
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physical map
Definition
map that shows landforms such as deserts, mountains, etc.
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political map
Definition
A map that shows governmental boundaries such as countries, states, counties, etc.
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population map
Definition
A map that shows how many people live in an area
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city
Definition
a large town
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country
Definition
a nation with its own government; occupying a particular territory
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county
Definition
a territorial division housing local government within a state or province
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region
Definition
an area with a unifying characterisitic as climate, land, population or history
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state
Definition
one of several organized political groups of people which together form a nation
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township
Definition
a division of a county
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culture
Definition
Language, religious beliefs, values, customs, and other ways of life shared by a group of people
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environment
Definition
all of the surroundings and conditions that affect living things, such as water, soil and air
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