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Chapter 24 Geography Alive Vocabulary
oil reserves - CORRECT ANSWER-Oil that has been discovered but remains unused in
the ground.
natural gas - CORRECT ANSWER-A gas found beneath Earth's surface that can be
used as fuel.
crude oil - CORRECT ANSWER-Petroleum as it comes out of the ground before it has
been refined or processed into useful products.
developed country - CORRECT ANSWER-A wealthy country with an advanced
economy.
nonrenewable resource - CORRECT ANSWER-A resource that takes so long to form
that it can't be replaced.
renewable resource - CORRECT ANSWER-A resource that can't be used up or that can
be replaced as quickly as it is used up.
state - CORRECT ANSWER-A political unit that controls a particular territory.
nomad - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who wonders from place to place.
crust - CORRECT ANSWER-A hard outer layer of Earth
region - CORRECT ANSWER-An area defined by one or more natural and cultural
characteristics that set it apart from other areas.
desert - CORRECT ANSWER-A geographic region with too little rainfall or precipitation
to support much plant life.
geothermal energy - CORRECT ANSWER-Heat from the center of the Earth.
impermeable rock - CORRECT ANSWER-Rock that does not allow liquid or gas to flow
through it.
distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-The way things or people are spread out over an
area or space.
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