Three Gorges Dam
A dam across the Yangtze River in China scheduled to be completed in 2009.
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Human & Physical Geography
terrace farming
The cutting out of flat areas (terraces) into near vertical slopes to allow farming. Terrace farms appears as steps cut into a mountainside. This adaptation allowed both the early Chinese, and the Inca of Mesoamerica to grow enough food for their large populations.
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silt
Very fine grains of dirt deposited by a moving body of water.
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Sahara Desert
The worldﾒs largest desert, located in North Africa.
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river valley
A valley that is carved out by the river. Often have fertile land, and are the sites for the earliest civilizations.
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river delta
The end of a river where rich deposits of silt build up. This is important to human habitation due to the excellent source of good farmland.
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river
A moving body of water that usually has its source in an area of high ground.
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resources
An asset that is beneficial to a country or people.
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pesticides
Chemicals used to destroy insects and other pests.
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Panama Canal
A canal that crosses the isthmus of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Built by the United States between 1904 and 1914.
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