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6th Grade Geography Vocabulary for World Cultures
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| A | B |
| Natural Land Features | Mountains, Rivers |
| Mountain Range | Line of Mountains |
| Borders | Countries, States |
| Colonization | Claiming an area |
| Immigrate | Move permanently |
| Emigrate | Leave permanently |
| Immigration Push Factors | Poverty, fear, disaster, unemployment |
| Immigration Pull Factors | Safety, opportunity, stability, freedom |
| Nomad | No permanent home |
| 1 Million | 1,000,000 |
| 1 Billion | 1,000,000,000 |
| Population of the World | 7.7 Billion |
| Countries in the World | 195 |
| 3 Largest Countries by Land Size | Russia, Canada, US |
| 3 Largest Countries by Population | China, India, US |
| 2 Times | Russia's size to Canada or US |
| 4 Times | People in China and India to US |
| Megacity | 10 million+ |
| Asia | All megacities except NY City |
| Tokyo | Largest megacity with 38 million people |
| Longitude | Begins at Prime Meridian, Go E W |
| Latitude | Begins at Equator, Go N S |
| Prime Meridian | 0 Greenwich, England |
| Equator | 0 Brazil |
| North | Top |
| South | Bottom |
| West | Left |
| East | Right |
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