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19 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 earth's crust through witch lava, grasses, 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 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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