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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 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 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 the map(Ex. 1 inch=100 miles).
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longitude
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a north-south line drawn on a 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 other lines of longitude are measured(0 degrees latitude).
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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 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(66 1/2 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 United states.
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capital
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a city where plans for a sate 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,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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