Geography and Settlement Vocabulary Flashcards

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Settlement

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A place where people establish a community

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Climate

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Long term weather patterns in a region over several decades; describes the stable, predictable conditions of a region.

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Weather

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The conditions of the atmosphere in a specific place at a given time.

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Natural Resources

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Materials taken from nature that are used to support life and meet human needs.

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Renewable Resources

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Resources that cannot be used up because they regrow or replace themselves on a regular basis.

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Nonrenewable Resources

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Resources that will eventually run out because they do not naturally renew themselves at a rate to keep up with consumption.

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Scarcity

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When a resource, good, or service is in short supply, there is not enough supply to meet demand.