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Latitude
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Distance north and south of the Equator
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Measured in degrees
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Longitude
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Distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
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Measured in degrees
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Equator
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imaginary line that runs around the middle of the earth
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Prime Meridian-
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Line of the global grid running from the north to the south
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First line of longitude
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Plain
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area of level land usually a low elevation and often covered with grasses
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Mesa
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Broad, flat-topped land form with steep sides
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Smaller than a plateau
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Plateau
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Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation
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Piedmont
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A plateau in Virginia
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Mountain Range
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A series of connected mountains
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Rocky Mountains
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River Source
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A place where a river begins in the highlands
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Tributary
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Smaller river that flows into a larger river
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A branch of a river
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Peninsula
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A piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
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Isthmus
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Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas
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Coast
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Land along the sea
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Seashore
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