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organic production
grown or prepared with natural fertilizers or without the use of insecticides and other chemicals: organic food.
pesticides:
any one of various substances used to kill harmful insects (insecticide), fungi (fungicide), vermin, or other living organisms that destroy or inhibit plant growth, carry disease, or are otherwise harmful.
longitude
distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the North to the South Pole).
Human geography
concentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment
deciduous forests
forests of trees that shed leaves each year
GIS
Geographic Information System
grasslands
land with grass on it
meridians
an imaginary circle passing through any place on the earth's surface and through the North and South poles.
parallel
any of the imaginary circles around the earth parallel to the equator, marking degrees of latitude
Peterson
a type of map projection that depicts the continents' sizes more accurately than Mercator
compass
an instrument for showing directions, consisting of a needle or compass card that points to the north magnetic pole, which is near the North Pole.
contour map
a map showing heights at regular intervals above sea level by means of contour lines
latitude
distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
recycle
to put wastes, garbage, or the like, through a cycle of purification and conversion to useful products
stewardship
to keep up or keep going, as an action or process.
projections
a number of mathematical methods that cartographers use to produce a flat map of the round earth
geography
the study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products.
topography
the surface features of a place or region. The topography of a region includes hills, valleys, streams, lakes, bridges, tunnels, and roads
map legend
lists and explains the symbols and colors used on a map
coniferous forests
forests of trees that bear cones
renewable resources
a resource that can be renewed, solar, wind
geographic grids
networks of imaginary lines that help us find and describe places on earth
tropical rain forests
a woodland of tall trees growing in a region of year-round warmth and abundant rainfall
GPS
Geographic Positioning System
tundra
a vast, level, treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summeril
scale
the mathematical relationship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth.
cartography
the making or study of maps or charts.
Mollweide
a type of homolographic map projection in which the surface of the earth is represented as an ellipse, with the equator and parallels of latitude as straight lines.
niche
the ecological "job and address" of a plant or animal in nature
savannas
a region of grassland with scattered trees lying between the equatorial forest and the hot deserts in either hemisphere
Physical geography:
concerned with the locations of such earth features as land, water, and climate; their relationship to one another and to human activities; and the forces that create and change them
consumerism
concentration on producing and distributing goods for a market which must constantly be enlarged
deserts
a barren region with little or no rainfall, usually sandy and without trees..
distortion
a distorting; twisting out of shape
biome
a natural community of plants and animals, its composition being largely controlled by climatic conditions
equator
an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
Mercator
: A Mercator chart represents the meridians and parallels of latitude as straight lines

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