Shaping NC Vocabulary

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The movement of people from one place to another

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migration

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A group of people from one country who build a place to live and work in another land or territory that is not their own.

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settlement or colony

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an area of land with common features or similar characteristics

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region

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A flat representation of an area using symbols

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map

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The natural features of the land including landforms and bodies of water.

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physical features

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The exact location of something

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absolute location

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a person who creates maps

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cartographer

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the relationship between people and the environment, including how people depend on, modify or adapt to the environment

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human-environment interaction

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The study of Earth, its people, and how things change over time

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geography

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shows the symbols on a map and what they mean

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legend