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[Answer] The recurrence in poetry of a rhythmic pattern, which is determined by the number and type of stresses. [Question]
Meter
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[Answer] The pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza [Question]
Rhyme Scheme
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[Answer] A literary mode based on criticism of people and society through ridicule. [Question]
Satire
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[Answer] In a literary context, used to describe the narrative method where writers describe the unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters without resorting to objective description or conventional dialogue. [Question]
Stream of Consciousness
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[Answer] The use of something that on the surface is its literal self but which also has another meaning or even several meanings. [Question]
Symbolism
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[Answer] The manner of expression of a particular writer, produced by choice of words, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all the possible parts of language use. [Question]
Style
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[Answer] Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another, thus mixing senses. [Question]
Synaesthesia
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[Answer] A work in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terror pervades the action. The setting is often a dark, mysterious castle, where ghosts and sinister humans roam menacingly. [Question]
Gothic
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[Answer] A central idea. In nonfiction prose, it may be thought of as the general topic of discussion, the subject of discourse, the thesis. In poetry, fiction, and drama, it is the abstract concept that is made concrete through representation in person, action, a [Question]
Theme
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[Answer] Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and charac [Question]
Allegory
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[Answer] The error, frailty, or character defect that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero. [Question]
Tragic Flaw
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[Answer] Definition, or description, by what something is not—showing what the nature of something is not like. [Question]
Dissimile
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[Word] Unit 1 geography [Definition]
the study of the earth in all its variety
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[Word] Unit 1 landforms [Definition]
individual features of the land
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[Word] enviroment [Definition]
natural surroundings
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[Word] Unit 1global positioning system (GPS) [Definition]
a group of satellites traveling around the earth that recieve signals that determine the exact latitude and longitude of a certain thing or area
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[Word] Unit 1 geographic information system (GIS) [Definition]
special computer software that helps geographers gathe many different kinds of information about the same place that can be combined and put on maps
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[Word] artifact [Definition]
any object made by man, such as tools, pottery, paintings, weapons, etc.
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[Word] fossils [Definition]
remains of animal or plant life from the past
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[Word] solar system [Definition]
earth, eight other planets and thousands of smaller bodies that all revolve around the sun
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[Word] Unit 1 orbit [Definition]
PATH/HIGHWAY that a body/planet,metor,etc. in the solar system travels around the sun
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[Word] atmosphere [Definition]
the layer of air surrounding the Earth
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[Word] axis [Definition]
the imaginary line that runs through the Earth's center between the North and South poles
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[Word] Unit 1 revolution [Definition]
one complete orbit around the sun
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[Word] leap year [Definition]
a year that has an extra day; it occurs every 4th year
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[Word] summer solstice [Definition]
on or about June 21st, the day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of darkness in the Northern Hemishpere
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[Word] winter solstice [Definition]
on or about December 22nd, the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere
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[Word] equinox [Definition]
when the day and night are of equal length in both hemispheres
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[Word] core [Definition]
the center of the earth
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[Word] mantle [Definition]
a layer of rock and magma that surrounds the core - (chocolate in a peanut M & M)
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[Word] magma [Definition]
melted rock
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[Word] crust [Definition]
the outer layer of the earth; on which we stand-shell of the M&M)
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[Word] continent [Definition]
massive land area located on the crust
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[Word] plate tectonics theory [Definition]
the crust is like the broken egg shell of a hard boiled egg-each broken section is call a plate or huge slabs of rock -the plates sit on top of the mantle and can 'wiggle around'
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[Word] earthquake [Definition]
a violent and sudden movement of the earth's crust
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[Word] tsunamis [Definition]
a huge under water wave created by undersea earthquakes
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[Word] faults [Definition]
cracks in the earth's crust
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[Word] weathering [Definition]
the process of BREAKING surface rock into boulders, gravel, sand and soil due to water and frost, chemicals and even plants
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[Word] erosion [Definition]
the process of wind and water CARRYING AWAY the weathered material on the earth's surface
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[Word] Unit 1 glaciers [Definition]
giant, slow moving sheets of ice--bottom of it melts because of the weight of it--then it slides to a lower elevation
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[Word] Unit 1 elevation [Definition]
height above sea level
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[Word] Unit 1 plains [Definition]
large stretches of land that is flat or rolling(small hills) at a LOW elevation
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[Word] Unit 1 plateaus [Definition]
flat land, but it is at a HIGHer elevation than the surrounding land
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[Word] Unit 1 isthmus [Definition]
a narrow piece of LAND that CONNECTS two larger pieces of LAND--'land connects land'-like in Panama
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[Word] Unit 1 peninsula [Definition]
a piece of land with water on THREE sides- Florida
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[Word] Unit 1 island [Definition]
a body of land completely surrounded by water-like Hawaii
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[Word] continental shelf [Definition]
land underwater all along the coast/edge of the continents and extends out in the ocean for several miles -
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[Word] trenches [Definition]
valleys on the floor of the ocean
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[Word] Unit 1 strait [Definition]
a narrow body of water between two pieces of land--'water connects water'--like between Spain and Africa
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[Word] Unit 1 channel [Definition]
the same as a strait but wider
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[Word] Unit 1 delta [Definition]
soil/silt washes down rivers and deposits (dumps out) into an ocean, sea, or gulf -the silt starts building up and creates little island-like areas at the mouth of the river (where the river flows into the gulf, etc)
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[Word] water vapor [Definition]
water that turns into gas-evaporated water coming from the water on the surface of the earth-the gas cools and condenses forming clouds
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[Word] water cycle [Definition]
when the water goes from the oceans to the air to the ground and finally back to the oceans
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[Word] evaporation [Definition]
the process of when the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor
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[Word] condensation [Definition]
when water vapor CHANGES BACK into a liquid- the dropplets get cold (high altitude)& huddle together or _____________
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[Word] Unit 1 precipitation [Definition]
water falling back to the earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail, depending on the air temperature (cold=snow & heat=rain)
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[Word] collection [Definition]
the process in the water cycle during which streams and rivers carry water back to the oceans--the oceans, seas, lakes, catch/hold the water
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[Word] groundwater [Definition]
water that soaks through the soil and runs down into tiny cracks and holes in the rock layers below the surface of the earth--then runs to the lowest area
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[Word] aquifers [Definition]
it is the underground ROCK LAYERS stacked so that the groundwater water gets trapped and fills up like a giant bowl of water underground
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[Word] weather [Definition]
the unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a SHORT period of time
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[Word] climate [Definition]
the usual, predictable pattern of weather (average amount PRECIPITATION AND average TEMPERATURE in a region over a LONG period of time--what's the climate like there (what's the weather like today)
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[Word] Unit 1 Tropics [Definition]
low latitude region near the Equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn (some regions are very hot & rainy and some regions are hot and dry)--very warm/hot, EXCEPT in the HIGHLANDS
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[Word] drought [Definition]
a long period of extreme dryness
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[Word] El Nino [Definition]
combination of temperature, wind and water in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others-cause when east cold winds are weak allowing the Pacific to warm
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[Word] La Nina [Definition]
pattern of unusual weather in the Pacific Ocean; winds from the east become very strong, cooling more of the Pacific
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[Word] currents [Definition]
moving streams of water under water
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[Word] local winds [Definition]
the patterns of wind caused by landforms in a particular area-'when the winds come whipping down the plains' (or whipping through canyons, and down mountains, etc) ex. Santa Ana Winds-southern California, sirroco winds from north Africa to Italy
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[Word] greenhouse effect [Definition]
the buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, hold more of the sun's warmth
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[Word] rain shadow [Definition]
a dry region on the 'LeeWard'(Less Water)side of the mountains-(the other side is on the coast. The wind blows over the water (windward side)-it rains on that side, leaving no H2O for the Leeward side.
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[Word] Unit 1 rain forest [Definition]
dense (thick) forest that recieves high amounts of rain each year in tropics-list it's latitude belt____
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[Word] Unit 1 savannas [Definition]
broad grasslands PLAINS with FEW trees hot,fairly dry-list it's latitude belt____
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[Word] Unit 1 marine west coast climate [Definition]
weather patterns characterized by rainy and MILD winters and COOL summers-near large bodies of water -list it's latitude belt____
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[Word] Unit 1 Mediterranean climate [Definition]
weather pattern characterized by rainy and MILD winters and HOT, dry summers-near large bodies of water list it's latitude belt____
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[Word] Unit 1 humid subtropical climate (SUB means next to) [Definition]
climate with HOT, rainy summers and SHORT(3 MONTHS OR SO), MILD winters list it's latitude belt____
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[Word] Unit 1 humid continental climate [Definition]
climate with long(or fairly long depending on the latitude), COLD and snowy winters and short (3 months or so), HOT summers-more inland- (hint: inner area of an ice cube / inner area of a piece of hot coal)
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[Word] Unit 1 subartic climate (what does SUB mean?) [Definition]
climate with SEVERLY COLD and BITTER winters and SHORT (3 mo. or so), COOL summers
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[Word] Unit 1 tundra [Definition]
vast (large amount), treeLESS PLAINS, FROZEN soil in winter
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[Word] Unit 1 steppe [Definition]
partly/FAIRLY dry grassland PLAINS often found on the EDGES of a DESERTS
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[Word] acid rain [Definition]
when chemicals in air pollution combine with precipitation
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[Word] deforestation [Definition]
cutting down of forests without replanting them
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[Word] crop rotation [Definition]
changing what is planted in a field to avoid using up all the same minerals in the soil
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[Word] conservation [Definition]
the careful use of resources so they are not wasted
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[Word] irrigate [Definition]
to pump water from a source (aquifer) through pipes to a giant sprinkler system to water farms
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[Word] pesticides [Definition]
powerful chemicals that kill crop-destroying insects and can harm people, soil, water, animals
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[Word] ecosystems [Definition]
places where plants and animals are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival-if pesticides or other chemicals polute the water, what happens?
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[Word] Unit 1 culture [Definition]
the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs- ethnic group is the GROUP of people who share a culture
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[Word] Unit 1 ethnic group [Definition]
a GROUP of people who share a common history, language, religion (there are 8 characteristics of culture--learn them all)-sometimes physical characteristics/traits can indicate an ethnic group--NOT ALWAYS.
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[Word] Unit 1 dialect [Definition]
the local form of a language that differs from the same language in other areas-people in different parts of the same country and speak the same language have different words or slang expressions
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[Word] democracy [Definition]
a form of limited government (the government has only a certain amount of power-limited) where all the people have equal power in the country- PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER
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[Word] monarchy [Definition]
a king or queen inherits the right to rule and has unlimited power - KING/QUEEN HAS THE POWER
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[Word] dictatorship [Definition]
an unlimited government (NO limits-THIS LEADER HAS ALL THE POWER)in which a dictator makes all laws and stops any opposition by FORCE
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[Word] cultural diffusion [Definition]
the process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures- U.S. students are learning Chinese and Spanish--Mexican food in the U.S., etc.
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[Word] civilization [Definition]
highly developed cultures (know the 8 characteristics/traits of culture)- not a tribe of people roaming around
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[Word] cultural region [Definition]
area of the world (may be more than one country together) that have TRAITS IN COMMON
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[Word] death-rate [Definition]
the number of people out of every 1000 who die in a year
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[Word] birthrate [Definition]
the number of children born each year for every 1000 people
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[Word] famine [Definition]
lack of food -drought or insects may have ruined the crops in that region
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[Word] population density [Definition]
the average number of people living in a square mile or square kilmeter
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[Word] urbanization [Definition]
the movement of people from farms and villages to cities
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[Word] emigrate [Definition]
when people leave the country where they were born and move to another country (they EXIT)
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