Definition and meaning of Lithosphere

Lithosphere - [World Geography]

The uppermost portion of solid Earth is the lithosphere. It includes soil, land, and geologic formations.

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Definition and meaning of Urbanization

Urbanization

Urbanization is the process of city growth and development. Due to urbanization, the percentage of people living or working in urban places increases compared to the percentage living in rural places.

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Definition and meaning of Markets

Markets

A market is a physical location such as a shopping district in a town or state, or a mechanism such as telephones, the telegraph, or the internet which brings buyers and sellers together. Markets serve local, regional, national, or global regions.

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Definition and meaning of Regions

Regions

Regions are areas of the earth's surface which have similar physical or human characteristics distinctive from the characteristics of neighboring areas.

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Definition and meaning of Lithosphere

Lithosphere - [World Geography]

The uppermost portion of solid Earth is the lithosphere. It includes soil, land, and geologic formations.

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Definition and meaning of Landscape

Landscape - [World Geography]

Landscape is the scenery of a place including the physical characteristics and the human characteristics.

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Definition and meaning of Legend

Legend

An explanatory list of the symbols appearing on a chart or map is a legend. Sometimes, this is called a key because it is key to understanding what a map is saying.

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Definition and meaning of Legends

Legends

A legend is a story describing an amazing event, passed down from generation to generation. Unlike myths, legends have a basis in historic fact, perhaps not verifiable.

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Definition and meaning of Perception

Perception - [Psychology]

Perception is the organization of sensations in combination with previous experience. Together these form meaningful stimuli.

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Definition and meaning of Perception

Perception - [World Geography]

People's perceptions of places and regions are not uniform. Their views of particular places or regions are their interpretations of its characteristics as influenced by their own cultures and experiences.

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Definition and meaning of Ramadan

Ramadan

Ramadan is the holy month in the calendar of Islam. Moslems fast between sunrise and sunset each day during Ramadan.

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Definition and meaning of Mottoes

Mottoes

A motto is a short expression of a guiding principle. The Boy Scout motto "Be prepared," and the rallying cry of the Texas Revolution, "Remember the Alamo," are examples.

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Definition and meaning of Table

Table(s)

A table is a systematic arrangement of data usually in parallel columns and rows for ready reference. 

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Definition and meaning of Republicanism

Republicanism

Republicanism is a philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. Republicanism says that the only legitimate government is one based on the consent of the governed.

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Definition and meaning of Timeline

Timeline

A timeline is a chronological listing of events. By arranging events in order the sequence of events is clear and cause-and-effect relationships become more obvious.

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Definition and meaning of Trade Barriers

Trade Barriers - [Economics]

Barriers to trade include quotas of imports and protective tariffs. Health and safety regulations and requirements are often used by governments as more subtle trade barriers.

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Definition and meaning of Tradition

Tradition

Traditions are derived from the process of transmitting knowledge and practices through generations without written instruction.

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Definition and meaning of Urbanization

Urbanization

Urbanization is the process of city growth and development. Due to urbanization, the percentage of people living or working in urban places increases compared to the percentage living in rural places.

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Definition and meaning of Federalism

Federalism

Federalism is the distribution of power between a federal government and the states within a union.

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Definition and meaning of Imperialism

Imperialism - [World History]

Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. Imperialism led to the creation of a number of European empires which extended around the world.

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Definition and meaning of Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere - [World Geography]

The hydrosphere is the water realm of Earth. It includes water contained in oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, glaciers, and as vapor in the atmosphere.

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