Terms And Such

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Archipelago

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Large group or chain of islands

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Atoll

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A ring shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a lagoon

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Basin

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An area of low-lying land surrounded by higher land

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Bay

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Part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf

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Beach

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The gently sloping shore of an ocean or other body of water, usually covered by sand or Pebbles

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Butte

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A small, flat topped Hill. A Butte is smaller than a plateau or Mesa

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Canal

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A Waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation, connecting to other bodies of water

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Canyon

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A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

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Cape

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A projecting part of a coastline that extends into an Ocean, Sea, Gulf, Bay, or lake

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Cliff

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A high, steep face of rock or Earth

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Coast

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Land along an ocean or sea

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Dam

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A wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water

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Delta

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Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited silt, sand, and Pebbles

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Desert

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A very dry area where few plants grow

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Dune

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A mound, Hill, or ridge of sand that is heat up by the wind

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Fjord

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A deep, narrow inlet of the sea between High, steep cliffs

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Foothills

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A hilly area at the base of a mountain range

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Glacier

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A large sheet of ice that move slowly over some land surface or down of valley

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Gulf

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Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land. A golf is usually larger than a bay

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Harbor

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A protected play so long I sure where ships can safely

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Hill

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A rounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain

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Island

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A body of land completely surrounded by water

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of water

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Lagoon

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A shallow body of water partly or completely enclosed within an atoll; a shallow body of seawater partly cut off from the Sea by a narrow strip of land

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Lake

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A body of water completely surrounded by land

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Mesa

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A high, flat landform Rising steeply above the surrounding land- smaller than a plateau, larger than a Butte

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Mountain

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A high, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill

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Mountain pass

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An opening or Gap through a mountain range

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Mountain range

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A row or chain of mountains

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Mouth

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The place where a river empties into another body of water

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Oasis

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A place in the desert made fertile by a steady supply of water

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Ocean

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One of the Earth's four largest bodies of water

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Peak

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The pointed top of a mountain or Hill

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Peninsula

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A body of land nearly surrounded by water

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Plain

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A large area of flat or nearly flat land

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Plateau

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A high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land- larger than a Mesa and a Butte

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Port

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A place where ships load and unload goods

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Reef

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A ridge of sand, rock, or Coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea

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Reservoir

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A natural or artificial Lake used to store water

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River

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A large stream of water that flows across the land and usually empties into a lake, Ocean, or other River

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River basin

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All the land drained by a river and its tributaries

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Sea

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A large body of water partly or entirely surrounded by land; another word for ocean

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Source

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The place where a river or stream begins

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Strait

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A narrow waterway or Channel connecting two larger bodies of water

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Timber line

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An imaginary line on mountains, above which trees do not grow

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Tributary

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A river or stream that flows into a larger River or stream

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Valley

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An area of low land between Hills or mountains

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Volcano

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An opening in the earth through which lava, rock, gases, and Ash are forced out

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Waterfall

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A flow of water falling from a high place to a lower

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Location

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Position on the Earth's surface (absolute/relative). Geographic study begins with the location of places on the earth. Places have absolute locations that pinpoint them on the earth, and relative locations that place each location in respect to other locations

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Place

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Physical and human characteristics. All places have physical and human characteristics that make them what they are

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Human/environment interactions

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Relationships within places. There are advantages and disadvantages to living in different places on the Earth. People often either adapt to or modify the areas to make them more habitable. Humans have impacted every area of the Earth, but in varying ways period sometimes good and sometimes bad

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Movement

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Humans interacting on the earth. The postmodern world is one of the great interactions between places. We have come to rely on communication, products, information, and ideas from all over the world

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Regions

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How they form and change. The basic unit of geographic study and are identified by certain common criteria such as rainfall, climate, growing season, physical characteristics, Etc

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Service learning

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The integration of community service with academic learning. That means the students doing volunteer work need to do something in the classroom such as discussing their experience or giving an oral report

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Global education stresses:

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The increasing interdependence of Nations and worldwide problems