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23 Cards in this Set
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Geography
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The study of people, their environment, and their resources.
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History
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Account of what has happened in the lives of different people.
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Latitude
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Distance north or south from the equator.
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longitude
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Distance east or west from the Prime Meridain.
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irrigate
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To bring water to an area.
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globe
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Sphere with a map of earth printed on it.
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cartographer
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Person who makes maps.
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map projection
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Way of drawing the earth on a flat surface.
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hemishere
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Half of the earth.
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equatar
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Imaginary line that lies at zero degrees latitude.
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prime meridian
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Imaginary line that lies 0 degrees longitude.
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standard time zones
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One of 24 divisions of the earth, each an hour apart.
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isthmus
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Narrow strip of land.
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mountains
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High, steep, rugged, land, usually at least ,1,000 feet above the surronding.
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elevation
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Height above sea level.
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hills
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Area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain.
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plains
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Broad area of fairly level land.
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plateaus
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Raised plain.
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tributaries
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Stream or smaller river that flows into a bigger river.
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weather
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Condition of the earth's atmosphere at any given time and place.
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climate
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Average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years.
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precipitation
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Water that falls as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
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altitude
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Height above sea level.
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