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what do volcanos do when lava comes out
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some ooze and some erupt violently
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how do volcanoes form
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it forms when the magma has no room and then the lava come through some cracks and form a volacano slowly
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why do volcanoes erupt
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they erupt because there are some gasses that are in the volcano which makes it explode
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is there one kind of volcano or is it more than one
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its more than one
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how many types of volcanoes
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three
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how fast do the plates move in a year
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about 2 in all of the plates move around that fast
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what happens to rocks under the crust when it gets too hot
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it rises
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what happens to rocks when it get too cool under the crust
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it sinks
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what happens to rocks when it get too cool under the crust
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it sinks
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what are three peices of evidencs that pangaea existed
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fossils coal in antartica rocks that are the same on different continents
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what are three peices of evidencs that pangaea existed
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fossils coal in antartica rocks that are the same on different continents
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The five themes
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place location movement human envirement interation region
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Geography
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Geography the study of where people places and things are located, and the ways in which things relate to each other
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The three things of movement are
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goods people ideas
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what are the two regions
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functional region and formal region
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what does geo mean
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earth
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what does grafia mean
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writing
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what are the two types of location
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absolute and relative
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what are the two characteristics of place
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human phisical
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how is the grid labled
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west and east latitude
north and south longitude |
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what are the five map components
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compass rose
legend key scale title-tells latitude/longtitude |
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what is the compass rose
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shows cardinal directions north south east west
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what is legend key
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explains what symblos are used on the map example rivers
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what is scale
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shows the users sizes on the map
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title tells
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what th map is showing
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latitude and longtitude is
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imagin any bird to find its location
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what is region
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a group of places that share some common characteristics like phicical human or both
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what is region
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a group of places that share some common characteristics like phicical human or both
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what are the three layers of the earth
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inner core mantle crust
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what does internal forces do
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it shapes the earths crust into creating mountains plains and other landforms
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name four major plates
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south american plate indo austrailien plate african plate north american plate
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how does absolute and relative locations differ
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relative postition in relation to other places and uses other places changes beased on your intention
Ablsolute postition on globe uses latitude and longtitude does not change |
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how does absolute and relative locations differ
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relative postition in relation to other places and uses other places changes beased on your intention
Ablsolute postition on globe uses latitude and longtitude does not change |
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what does external forces do
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changes the earths surface
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what are plate tectonics
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the earths crust is broken up into masses of plates wihich the coordinents are apart of
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what is continental drift
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The movements of continents they have been slowy moving away from each and towards each other
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name four major plate movements
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converging indiut asia
subduction Faulting/ translation spreding |
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what is coverging do and create
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two plates meet and colide
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subduction what does it do and create
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two land masses meet and fold over each other creating volcanoes and mountains
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spreading two plates move away from each other creating magmato spread
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new ocean floor
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faulting creates and does what
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two plates rubbing together creating earth quakes
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what does the earths crust rest on
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it rests on the mantle
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what causes earth quakes
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faulting
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why do people choose to live near volcanoes
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the rapid growth of reproduction ubanization and enomic development
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why do people choose to live near volcanoes
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the rapid growth of reproduction ubanization and enomic development
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what is pangaea
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a super continent
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what is pangaea
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a super continent
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what is the second step that a geagrapher does
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analyzes info
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what is the final step that a geographer does
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display info
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how can latitude and longtitude help track hurricanes
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it tracks hurricanes by pinpointing its location and by two pinpoints of it location they can find which direction its going
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how can latitude and longtitude help track hurricanes
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it tracks hurricanes by pinpointing its location and by two pinpoints of it location they can find which direction its going
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what is formal region
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areas where a certain characteristics are found thrpugh out the area.
ex cornbelt usa cinatown san frinsisco |
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what is functoinal region
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on central place and the areas around it are affected
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what is functoinal region
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on central place and the areas around it are affected
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how are the five themes of geography related
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it is related by that they are all themes and they are all the study of geography (what geographers usually look for when they are researching a place)
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how are the five themes of geography related
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it is related by that they are all themes and they are all the study of geography (what geographers usually look for when they are researching a place)
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what causes earth quakes
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shifting plates
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what makes the eaths core
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it is made of very hot rock or liquid or magma
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what makes the eaths core
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it is made of very hot rock or liquid or magma
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why do the plates of the earth move
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it moves because the atlantic ocean is getting bigger and the pacific ocean is becoming smaller
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what does the plate tectonic theory try to explain
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it trys to explain movement of the eaths crust and that the contintents aren't attached to the crust
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what is the super continet called that existed 200 million years ago
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pangaea
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what created the hymalayas
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the movement of the tectonic plates
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what does the lithosphere float on
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they float on the abthenosphere
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what does lithosphere mean
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the crust and upper mantle
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what are the major forms of plate tectonic plates of margin behavior
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subduction translation and spreding
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what is occuring along the san andreas fault and what is the result
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faulting it made the earth quakes and devided the earth to south america
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what does the appearence of lava flows on the ocean floor
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it looks like pillows and its made of rock
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what does the appearence of lava flows on the ocean floor
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it looks like pillows and its made of rock
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what are the layers of the earth
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core oter core mantle crust
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what are the layers of the earth
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core oter core mantle crust
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what does external forces do
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human env weather erosion
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what does external forces do
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human env weather erosion
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how do geographers describe a place
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by human and physical characteristics
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what is another way to say latitude is
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parallels
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how do geographers describe a place
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by human and physical characteristics
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why do geographers analyze info
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because there looking for patterns causes or consequenses
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how do geographers show there info
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they show it on maps graphs diagrams ect.
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how do geographers collect there information
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remote sensing images
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what are remote sensing images
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hey are computer generated satellites
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what are folds
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when rock layers bend and buckle
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what are folds
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when rock layers bend and buckle
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what is relief
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the difference in elavation between the highest and lowest points
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what is the ring of fire
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it is a circle ofvolcanoes surrounding the pacififc ocean
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what is the ring of fire
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it is a circle ofvolcanoes surrounding the pacififc ocean
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geographers discuss the movement of
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goods people and ideas
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what is an examle of physical characteristics
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grand canyon
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what is an example of human characteristics
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buildings
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what is lava
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very hot rock that is liquid
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what are two internal processes that create land forms
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volcanoism and changes in the earths crust
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what is archipeligo
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a group of islands very close to each other
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what is cape
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a peice of land projecting into a body of water
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what is channel
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a small body of water leading from the ocean to a river
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what is delta
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its a deposit of sand and soil and its shaped in the form of a triangle
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what is a desert
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a desert is a very sandy and hot area that doesnt rain often
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what is a glacier
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a ver big pile of ice
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what is harbor
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a harbor is an area where you usually park a boat
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what is an island
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a small group of land surrounded by water
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what is a mountain
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a pile of rock that is connected to the earths surface
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what is an oasis
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a desert area taht has water and plant growth
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