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Cards (24)

Section 1

(24 cards)

peat

Front

partially decayed plant matter found in bogs

Back

greenhouse gas

Front

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect.

Back

aral sea

Front

lake that has lost 80% of water volume from irrigation projects; runoff with chemicals inside it flows into this lake and has made it polluted

Back

hydroelectric

Front

Electricity generated by flowing water

Back

sibera

Front

A different Name for Asian Russia

Back

pesticide

Front

A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.

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land mass

Front

a very large, unbroken area of land

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methane

Front

CH4

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drift

Front

Antigenic _____ is responsible for seasonal epidemics.

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fossile fule

Front

55% of our emisons go to the ocean and biosphere, 45% stay in the atmosphere

Back

steppe

Front

A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.

Back

remote

Front

distant

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nonrenewable

Front

a natural resource that is not replenished or replaced by natural processes or is used at a rate that exceeds its replacement rate

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north atlantic

Front

an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security

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arid

Front

Extremely dry

Back

caspian sea

Front

A large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River, world's largest inland body of water located between Europe and Asia

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talga

Front

which biome is characterized by evergreen trees and mammals such as moose, bears, and Lynx?

Back

premafrost

Front

ground that does not completely thaw in the summer

Back

ural moutians

Front

Mountain range that separates Europe from Asia in the east

Back

black sea

Front

This body of water is North of present-day Turkey. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3529/3278977531_f628aa09e2.jpg

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tundra

Front

An extremely cold, dry biome.

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semiarid

Front

반 건조한, rather dry

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power

Front

Dyna

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isolated

Front

insular

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