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1
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Meridians

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A lane that runs from north to the South Pole

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Prime meridian

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0’ that runs longitude

3
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Equator

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Is at 0’ latitude

4
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Thematic map

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A map that shows a particular theme or topic

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Physical map

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6
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Relative location

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Where a place is located in relation to another place

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Absolute location

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The precise point where a place Is located on earth

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Developing country

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A poor country with a less advanced economy .

in general developing countries are trying to increase their industries and improve life for their people done

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Developed country

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A Wealth country with an advanced economy

developed countries have many industries and provide a comfortable way of life for most of their people

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Consumption

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The using up of goods and services

this term is also used to describe the purchase and use of goods and services by consumers

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GDP

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The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

12
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Urban area

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Living in the city

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Rural area

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Areas that are not close to the city

14
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Capital city

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A city that is the government center of a country or region

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Primate city

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The largest and most important city in a country. A primate city has at least twice the population of the next largest city. It is the center of economic power and national cultural

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Site

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The specific place where something is located including its physical setting

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Situation

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The way a place is positioned in relation to its wider surrounded

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Arable land

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Land suitable for growing crops

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Physiologic population density

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The population of a country divided by its arable land

20
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Arithmetic population density

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The population of a county divided by it total land area

21
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European Union

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A supranational organization through which a number of European countries work together on shared issues

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Supranational cooperation

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A form of international corporation in which countries give up some control of their affairs as they work together to achieve shared goals

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Centripedal forces

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A force that unites people and country

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Centrifugal forces

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A force that divides people and country

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Common market

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A group of countries that act as a single market ,without trade barriers between member countries

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Tariffs

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A tax on goods that cross crown try borders

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Comparative advantage

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The ability of ones county to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost or more effectively than another country

28
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Outsource

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To hire someone outside a company.

Information technology has made it possible to outsource jobs to businesses in other country’s

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Economic interdependence

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A condition in which countries have a strong economic ties depend on each other for resources, technology, trade, and investment.

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Free trade

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The flow of goods and services across national borders, with little or no government

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Globalization

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The development of global society in which people, money, information, and goods flow fairly freely across national borders

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Multinational corporation

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A large company that had operations in more than one country

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Biome

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A very large ecosystem such as desert, forest, wetland, or grassland.
Each biome is a home on it own community of plants and animals

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Ice shelves

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A large, floating sheet of ice that is attached to the coast.
Ice shelves can extend out to sea for hundreds of miles

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Greenhouse effect

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The process by which gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and keep it close to earths surface.
This trapped heat may contribute to global warming .

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Global warming

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The gradual increase in the temperature of earths surface overtime
This warming may be the result of natural causes. It may also be caused by human activity

37
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Compass rose

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A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east,west