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  1. diffusion
    the act of dispersing something
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  2. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
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  3. density
    the amount per unit size
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  4. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
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  5. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
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  6. recreation
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
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  7. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
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  8. geography
    study of the earth's surface
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  9. compass
    navigational instrument for finding directions
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  10. elements
    violent or severe weather
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  11. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
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  12. values
    beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
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  13. customs
    the government agency that oversees and collects duties on imported goods
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  14. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
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  15. map
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface
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  16. scale
    an ordered reference standard
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  17. border
    the boundary of a surface
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  18. key
    metal device that allows a lock's mechanism to be rotated
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  19. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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  20. custom
    accepted or habitual practice
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  21. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
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  22. region
    the extended spatial location of something
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  23. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
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  24. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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  25. religion
    a strong belief in supernatural powers that control destiny
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  26. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
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  27. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
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  28. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
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  29. art
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
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  30. human
    a person; a hominid with a large brain and articulate speech
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  31. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
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  32. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
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Created on Tue Jul 10 09:26:37 EDT 2012

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