Geographic Terms

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valley

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land that lies between hills or mountains

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steppe

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flat, treeless land with limited moisture.

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river

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rivers

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piedmont

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rolling land along the base of a mountain range.

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Indian Ocean

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ocean

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longitude

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the distance in degrees north and south from the equator.

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bay

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part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land.

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coast

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land that borders the sea.

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Australia

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continent

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valley

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land that lies between hills or mountains

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steppe

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flat, treeless land with limited moisture.

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peninsula

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piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

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Pacific Ocean

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ocean

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latitude

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the distance in degrees north and south from the equator.

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canal

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waterway made by people that is used to drain or irrigate land or to connect two bodies of water.

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coastal plain

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lowland area lying along the ocean.

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Africa

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continent

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Europe

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continent

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altitude

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height above sea level

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upstream

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in the direction that is against a rivers flow;toward a river's source.

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source of a river

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place where a river begins.

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river

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rihvehr

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mouth of a river

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place where a river or stream empties into a large body of water.

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longitude

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the distance in degrees east or west from the Prime Meridian.

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canal

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waterway made by people that is used to drain or irrigate land or to connect two bodies of water.

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archipelago

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chain of islands

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tributary

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stream or small riverthat flows into a larger stream or river.

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sea level

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average level of the ocean's surface from which the height of land or depth of the ocean is measured.

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prairie

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large area of natural grasslands with few or no trees or hills.

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ocean

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any of the four largest bodies of salt water on the Earth's surface.

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mountain range

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chain of connected mountains

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lake

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body of water surrounded entirely by land.

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canyon

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deep, narrow valley with high, steepsides.

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Antarctica

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continent

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North America

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continent

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delta

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land area formed bysoil that is deposited at the mouth of a river

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directional arrow

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arrow on a map that always points north.

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downstream

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in the direction of a river's flow; toward a river's mouth.

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fall line

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place where rivers drop from a plateau or foothills to a coastal plain, usually marked by many waterfalls.

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foothills

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low hills at the base of a mountain range.

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hills

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area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain.

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weather

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condition of the air at any given time and place

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tributary

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stream or small riverthat flows into a larger stream or river.

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sea

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large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean.

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plateau

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large are of high, flat, or gently rolling land.

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Arctic Ocean

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ocean

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mountain

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high, steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land.

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isthmus

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narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or joining a peninsula to a mainland.

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cape

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narrow point of land that extends into a body of water.

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elevation

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the height above sea level.

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fall line

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place where rivers drop from a plateau or foothills to a coastal plain, usually marked by many waterfalls.

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gulf

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arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay.

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hemisphere

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half of the earth.

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island

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land area that is surrounded by water.

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volcano

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cone-shaped mountain formed by an outpouring of lava-hot brick, liquid rock-from a crack in the Earth's surface.

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strait

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narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water.

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river

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large stream of water that empties into an ocean or lake or another river.

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plain

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broad are of fairly level land that is generally close to sea level.

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Atlantic Ocean

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ocean

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marsh

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lowland with moist soils and tall grasses.

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basin

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low-lying land area that is surrounded by land of higher elevation; land area that is drained by a river system.

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climate

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pattern of weather in a particular place over a period of 20 to 30 years.

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continent

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any of seven large land masses on the earth's surface.

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Asia

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continent

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South America

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continent

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continental divide

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mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent.

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desert

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area that has little or no moisture or vegetation.