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Constitution
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Written plan of goverment. The United States Constitution, adopted in 1789, is the plan for the national government.
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Fossil fuel
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Fuel, such as coal, oil, or natural gas, that is formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousands of years ago
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Mineral
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Substance such as gold, copper, or salt that is found in the earth and is not plant or animal
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Natural resource
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Something found in nature that people can use
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Irrigation
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Method of bringing water to dry land
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Climate
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Weather in an area over a long period of time
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Geography
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Study of Earth and how people use it
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Interdependent
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Needing each other
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Pollution
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Something that dirties the water air, or soil
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Agriculture
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Business of growing crops and raising animals
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Precipitation
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Moisture that falls to Earth in the form of rain, snow, or sleet.
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Enviroment
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All things that surround us, such as land, water, air, and trees
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Renewable resource
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Resource that can be renewed or replaced, such as a tree
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Region
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Large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas.
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Non renewable resource
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Resource that cannot be easily replaced, such as a fossil fuel.
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