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18 Cards in this Set
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latitude
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distance north and south of the equator
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crust
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thin,rocky layer on earth's surface
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geography
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the study of the earth
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climate
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the average weather over many years
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hemispere
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half of the earth
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erosion
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removal of small pices of rock and soil by water,wind and ice
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key
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the section of a map that explains symbols and colors
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parallel
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a line of laditude
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compass rose
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a digram of a compass showing direction
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longitude
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distance east and west of the prime meridian
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plate
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huge block of earth's crust
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prime meridian
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the meridian at 0 degrees longitude
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mantle
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the thick layer around earth's core
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equator
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the parallel at 0 degrees latituude
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orbit
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the path one body makes around another body
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meridian
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a line of longitude
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core
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a sphere of very hot metal at the center of the earth
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deciduos trees
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trees that lose their leaves in wintertime
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