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| geography | study of people, their environments, and their resources |
| latitude | distance north and south of the equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| strait | a narrow water or passage connecting two bodies of water |
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| isolationism | policy of limited involvement in world affairs |
| interdependence | mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| desertification | process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| ethnic group | large group of people who share the same langugage and cultural heritage |
| monsoon | seasonal wind; in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry weather and the summer monsoon brings rain |
| gross domestic product | total value of all goods and services produced by a nation |
