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20 Cards in this Set
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continent
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a very large body of land
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coastal plain
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the flat area of land near a coast
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harbor
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a safe place along a coast where ships can dock
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climate
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the weather that an area usually has over a long period of time
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cardinal directions
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the four main directions (North, South, East and West)
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compass rose
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a small drawing on a map that shows directions
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equator
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the imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
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geography
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the study of the earth's land, water, plants, animals, and people
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hemisphere
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a half of a sphere
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intermediate directions
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the directions that lie halfway between two cardinal directions
(NW, NE, SW, SE) |
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land forms
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one of the various shapes that makes up the earth's surface
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map scale
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the relationship between the distances on the map and the real distances on the Earth
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grid map
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a map on which two sets of lines cross each other to form a grid; that grid is used to locate places on the map
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product map
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a map that shows the kinds of things that are made or grown in an area
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transportation map
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a map that shows the different travel lands from one place to another
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mineral
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a natural substance found in the earth
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mountain range
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a group or chain of mountains
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natural resource
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something found in nature that isuseful to people
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ocean
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the body of saltwater that covers nearly 3/4 of the Earth's surface
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peninsula
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a body of land that is surrounded almost entirely my water
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