6th Grade World Cultures: Unit 03 Flashcards

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a pattern of the combination of precipitation and temperature over time

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climate

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What is the term for the following definition: 'an interchange of plants, animals, disease, people, and culture between the Western and Eastern hemispheres following the voyages of Columbus'?

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Columbian Exchange

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the process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another

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cultural diffusion

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clearing forests to use the area for other purposes

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deforestation

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the resources needed to produce goods and services, including land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship

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factors of production

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process of changing the environment

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modification

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What is the term for the following definition: 'things found in nature that are used to produce other things'?

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natural resource

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What is the term for the following definition: 'refers to natural resources that cannot be remade or replenished'?

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non-renewable resource

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Term for a natural resource that can be replenished naturally.

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renewable resource

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What is the term for the following definition: 'state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories'?

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colonization