Geography and Natural Resources

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Renewable Resources

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resources that can be replaced

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Scarcity

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not enough of a resource to make all of the products people want

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Economy

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the way people use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services

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Irrigation

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bringing water to dry land through ditches or pipes

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Temperate Climates

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changing seasons and mild weather that is neither too hot nor too cold

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Precipitation

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rain, snow, sleet, hail

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Drought

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long period without rainfall

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Arid

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dry areas that receive less than 20 inches of rain every year

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humid

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areas that receive more than 20 inches of rain per year

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global warming

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the overall rise in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere