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18 Cards in this Set
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geographic tool
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A tool that tells where a place is and what it looks like
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continent
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One of the seven large land areas on Earth
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hemisphere
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Half of the globe when it is divided into either northern and
southern halves or eastern and western halves |
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equator
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On a map or globe, a line that appears halfway between the North
Pole and the South Pole |
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relative location
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The location of a place in relation to another place
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border
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On a map, a line that shows where a state or a nation ends
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physical feature
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A feature of a place’s land, water, climate, or plant life
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mountain range
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A large chain of mountains
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valley
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A lowland that lies between hills or mountains.
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plateau
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A landform with steep sides and a flat top
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vegetation
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The plants that grow in a place
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growing season
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The time in which plants can grow
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preserve
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save
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natural resource
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Something from nature that people can use, such as trees,
water, animals, or soil |
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mineral
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A kind of natural resource found in the ground, such as iron or gold
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renewable
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Resources that can be made or grown again by nature or people
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nonrenewable
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Resources that are not able to be made again quickly by
nature or people |
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fuel
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A natural resource that is burned to make heat or energy
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