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34 Cards in this Set
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plateau
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a flat area of land that is higher than the areas 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 released
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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 world.
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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 real 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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an east-west 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 the into northern and southern hemisphere (o degrees latitude)
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prime meridian
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an imaginary line of longitude from which all other lines of longitude are measured (0 degrees longitude)
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tropic of cancer
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a line of latitude near the equator in the southern hemisphere (23% 1/2 degrees north latitude)
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tropic of capricorn
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a line of latitude near the equator in the southern hemisphere (23 1/2 degrees latitude)
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Arctic circle
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A line of latitude near the north pole (66 1/2 degrees north latitude)
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Antarctic circle
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a line of latitude near the south pole (661/2 degrees 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 and supplied by nature, such as land, water, forests, 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 a state or nation
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Moument
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something set up to keep a person or an event from being forgotten (Ex. building, Statue, arch, column, tomb)
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Climate
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The kind of weather a place has throughout the year (Buffalo has warm summers and cold winters)
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Chamber of commerce
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A group of businesspeople who help their community
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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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