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Geography 7th grade
Vocabulary
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Geography | A science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface. |
region | an area that has one or more geographic characteristics in common, such as Latin America, an oil-producing region, or the South. |
geographic characteristics | things that distinguish one region from another. |
human characteristics | describe the people of the place past or present, their human-made features (buildings, etc.), languages, religions, economic activities, political systems and population distribution. |
physical characteristics | describe the natural environment of the place they include physical features (landforms , bodies of water), soil, weather and climate , vegetation and animal life. |
physical features | landforms and bodies of water formed by nature. |
adapt | to change in order to fit new conditions |
modify | to change the environment to meet the wants of people |
cultural characteristics | distinguishing or typical traits of a society, including customs, clothing, religion, arts, language, education, government and family |