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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 grows.
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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, grass, 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 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 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 on a map.
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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 furthest point north on the earth.
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south pole
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The furthest point south on the earth.
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Equator
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An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres (0 degrees longitude).
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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, 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 United States.
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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 to 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 whole year (Buffalo has warm summers and cold winters).
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Chamber of Commerce
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A group business people who help the community.
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