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35 Cards in this Set
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plateau
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a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.
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prairie
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a region of flat or hilly land covered by tall grasses.
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river
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a long body of water that flows over land.
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sea
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a body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land.
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sound
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a long,wide ocean inlet.
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strait
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
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swamp
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a low,wet area where trees and high shrubs grow.
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tundra
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a cold,dry,treeless region where only mosses,grasses,and lichens grow.
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valley
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an area of land between mountains or hills.
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volcano
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a hole in the earth's crust through which lava,gasses,and ash are release.
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waterfall
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a stream of water that falls from a high place.
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hemisphere
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half of the earth.
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globe
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a model of the earth.
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map
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a drawing of the world or part of the world.
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symbols
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a sign or drawing that stands for something.
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scale
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tells right distance on a map[ex.1 inch = 100 miles].
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map key
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tells what the map shows. Also called a legend.
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latitude
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a north-south line drawn on a map and globes. [Ex. prime Meridian].
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longitude
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a north-south line drawn on maps and globes.[Ex. prime Meridian].
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North pole
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the point furthest north on earth.
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south pole
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the point furthest south on earth.
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Equator
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an imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemisphere [0 degrees latitude].
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prime Meridian
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an imaginary line of latitude from witch all other line of longitude are measured.[0° longitude].
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Tropic of Cancer
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a line of latitude near the equator in the northern hemisphere[231/2 ° north latitude].
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Tropic of Capricorn
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a line of latitude near the equator in the southern hemisphere[231/2 ° south latitude].
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Arctic Circle
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a line of latitude near the north pole [66 1/2° north latitude].
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Antarctic Circle
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a line of latitude near the south pole[66 1/2° south latitude].
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National Parks
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a park that belongs to all of the people of a country or nation.
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Natural Resources
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something useful to people supplied by nature, such as land, water, forest, and minerals.
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State
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a part of a country. There are 50 of these in the U.S.
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Capital
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a city where plans for a state or nation are made.
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Border
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to be next to or touch the edge of. The line between countries, states, and other places.
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Monument
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something set up to keep a person or an event from being forgotten (ex. building, statue, arc, column, tomb.)
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climate
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the kind of weather a place has through the year (buffalo has warm summers and cold winters)
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chamber of commerce
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a group of of business people who help their community.
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