| scale | the relationship between distance on a map and on the earth's surface |
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| second world | an outdated term that referd to the countries allied with the former soviet union |
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| secondary activity | the conversion of raw material into a product |
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| site | the physical location of a place |
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| situation | the location of a place based upon its relation to other places |
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| state | an independent political entity, also known as a country. a "state" (with a lower-case "s") is a a division of a state (such as the 50 states of the u.s.a.) |
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| sustainable development | development that does not exploit resources more rapidly than the renewal of those resources. |
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