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| one of seven large landmasses on earths suface |
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| a large rigid section of the earths crust that is in constant motion |
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| a sudden movement of the earths crust followed by a series of shocks |
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| a zone of volcanoes around the pacific ocean |
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| an opening in the earths crust from which molten rock,ash, and hot gases flow or are thrown out |
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| the gradual physical and chemical breakdown of rocks on the earths surface |
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| the wearing away and movemean of weathered materials by water, wind, and ice |
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| peices of rock in the form of sand,water, or ice |
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| a large, slow moving mass of ice |
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| the area drained by a major river |
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| water found beneath the earths surface |
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| the circulation of water between the earths, the oceans, and the atmoshere |
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| a feature on the earths surfaceformed by physical forces |
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| a broad, flat area of land higher then the surrounding land |
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| the difference in the elevation of a landform from its lowest point to its highest point. |
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| the submerged land at thge edge of a continent |
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| the layer of gas that surrounds the earth |
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| the time during the year when the sun reaches the farthest northern or southern part in the sky |
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| one of the two times of the year when the sun's rays are over the equator and the days and night arount the world are an equal lenth |
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| the condition of the earths atmosphere at a given time or place |
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| the typical weather conditions of a region over a long period of time |
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| falling water droplets in the form of rain, snow, or sleet |
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| an area that has similar plants |
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| a vegetation region with a mix of grassland and scattered trees |
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| a region with plants specially adapted to dry conditions |
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| an increase in the average temperature of the earths atmosphere |
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| the trapping of the sun's heat by gases in the earths atmosphere |
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| any gases in the atmosphere that contributes to the greenhouse effect |
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| fuels such as coal,oil, and natural gases |
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| the process in which farmland becomes less productive because the land is degraded |
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| using natural resources in a way that they exist for future generations |
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| a gas composed of carbon and oxygen |
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| substances discharged into the air |
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