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50 Cards in this Set

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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Saudi Arabia
Riydah
Dominican Republic
Roseau
Lebanon
Beirut
El Salvador
San Salvador
Iran
Tihran
Cuba
Havana
Iraq
Baghdad
Peru
Lima
Bulgaria
Sofia
Puerto Rico
San Juan
United Kingdom
London
Jamaica
Kingston
Sweden
Stockholm
Guyana
Georgetown
Spain
Madrid
Belgium
Brussels
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Finland
Helsinki
Italy
Rome
Germany
Berlin
absolute location
the position on the earth in which a place can be found
relative location
the position of a place in relation to another place
longitude
one of the series of imaginary lines, also called meridians, that run north and south from one pole to another
latitude
one of the series of imaginary lines; also called parallels, that circle the earth parallel to the equator
equator
an imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North and South poles), dividing the earth into two halves called hemispheres
hemishpere
a half of the earth; the Equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres. the Prime Meridian divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres
peninsula
a strip of land that juts out into an ocean
windward
situated on the side facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
leeward
situated on the side facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
archipelagos
a group of islands
canopy
the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest
isthmus
a narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land
el nino
a warm ocean curren off South America's northwestern coast that influence global weather patterns
hurricane
a destructive tropical storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean usually in late summer and early fall, with winds of atleast 74mph
czar
an emperor of russia
seismic
descriptive of earthquakes or earth vibrations
oasis
a place where a supply of fresh water makes it possible to support life in a dry region
summit
the highest point of a mountain or smilar elevation
muslim
a follower of islam
prime meridian
an imiginary line of longitude that runs from North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwhich, England; it is designated 0 degrees longitude and is used as a reference point from which east and west lines of longitude are measured
natural resources
a material that humans take from the natural environment to survive and to satisfy their needs
subsistence farming
farming that provides only enough needs of a family or a village
commercial farming
the raising of crops and livestock for sale in outside markets
continental divide
a boundary or area of high ground that seperates rivers flowing toward opposite side of a continent
tributaries
a river or a stream that flows into a main river
basin
an area drained by a river and its tributaries
savana
a tropical grassland with scattered trees; located in the warm lands nearest the Equator
tropical storm
a storm with winds of at least 39 mph
intensive farming
a farming method that requires a great deal of labor