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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 overland.
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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 me the real distance on a map.
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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 an map.
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longitude
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A north line drawn on maps and globes.
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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.
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Prime Meridian
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An imaginary line of longitude from which all other lines are measured.
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Tropic of Cancer
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A line of latitude near the equator in the northern hemisphere.
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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 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 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
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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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