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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 grass.
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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 Earth's crust through which lava, gasses, and ash are released.
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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 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 the map (example: 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 a map. (ex. equator)
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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 hemispheres (0 degrees latitude)
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prime meridian
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an imaginary line of longitude from which all others 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 northern 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 south latitude )
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arctic circle
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a line of latitude near the northpole
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Ant arctic 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 in the U.S.A.
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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. buildings,arch,column,or 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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