Geographic Characteristics Vocab

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Adaptation

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Change behavior or environment to suit surroundings

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Climate Zone

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Region with similar climate characteristics

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Diversity

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Variety of people, cultures, or ideas

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Economic Activity

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Production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

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Technology for geographic data collection and analysis

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Geography

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Study of Earth's physical features and human interaction

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Immigration

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Moving to a new country to live permanently

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Latitude & Longitude

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System to determine absolute location on Earth

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Migration

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Movement of people from one place to another

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Modifications to environment

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Human changes to environment like building dams