Themes Of Geography

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bay

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part of a body of water that extends into the land

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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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curved or pointed part of a coastlinethat stiks out into the water

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coast

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land beside a sea or an ocean

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delta

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land built up at the mouth of a river

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gulf

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part of a body of water that extends into the land; larger than a bay

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island

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body of land completely surrounded by water

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isthmus

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narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land

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lake

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body of water completely surrounded by land; usually fresh water

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mountain

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raised area of land usually with steep sides; the highest landforms

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mouth of a river

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place where a river empties into a larger body of water

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peninsula

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narrow piece of land sticking out into water and surrounded by water on theree sides

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plain

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flat or gently rolling land higher thatn the surrounding land

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river

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large stream of water that flows through land

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tributary

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a small stream of water that flows through the land feeding into a river

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valley

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low land between hillsor mountains

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plateau

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flat or gently rolling land higher than the surrounding land

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absolute location

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the exact position on the earth where a place can be found

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relative location

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the position of a place in relation to another place

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prime meridian

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starting point for measurlin longitude

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equator

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line of latitude that divides the earth into equal parts

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physical characteristics

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places have unique physical characteristics including landforms, vegetation, and climate

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human characteristics

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how many people live work and visit what are their languages customs beliefs how does their economy work how are they governed features constructed modifies or influenced by humans

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human environmental relations

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involves how people use their environment

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interdependence

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depending upon each other

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trade

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the buying and selling of goods

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transportation

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the moving of people and goods from place to place

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movement

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humans interacting on the earth

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region

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part of the world that is the same in some way

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physical region

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anarea that has one main physical feature or environmental characteristic

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political region

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have a common political system such as democracy or socialism

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uniform region

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have a common feature that sets them apart

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functional region

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one central place and the surrounding places affected by it

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cultrual region

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features that describe peoples way of living such as language religion government and economy

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geography

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the study of where people places and things are located and of the ways in which things relate to each other

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geographers

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use one of the five themes to organize their study of the world

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place

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described by the character

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movement

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how people goods and ideas move between places

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regions

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grouped by the similarities and differences between places

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location

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can be described in either absolute or relative terms

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latitude

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imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator (east and west) but measure distances north and south of the equator

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longitude

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imaginary lines that run north and south but measure distance east or west of the prime meridian

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degree

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unit of measurement of lat and long there are 360 around a sphere

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equatior

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line of lat that divides the earth into equal parts (o degree latitude)

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prime meridian

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starting point for measuring longitude (o degree longitude)

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northern hemisphere

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part of the earth north of equator

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southern hemisphere

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part of the earth south of the equator

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compass rose

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symbol used on map to show directions

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interdependence

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depending upon each other

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trade

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the buying and selling of goods

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transportation

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the moving of people and goods from place to pace

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movement

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humans interaction on earth

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region

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a part of the world that is the same in some way

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physical region

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an area that has one main physical or environmental characteristic (rocky mts)

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political region

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an area that has a common political system such as democracy or socialism

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uniform region

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an area that has a common feature that sets them apart (cotton belt)

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functional region

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one central place and the surrounding places are affected by it have a common function (school district shopping centers)

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cultural region

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features that describe peoples way of living such as language religion gve and economy can define a region

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geography

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the study of where people places and things are located and the ways in which things relate to each other

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location

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position on earth described as absolute or relative

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human environmental interaction

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involves how people use their environment

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movement

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humans interacting on earth

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regions

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a part of the world that is the same in some way

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absolute location

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the exact position on the earth where a place can be found

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latitude

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imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator

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longitude

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imaginary lines that run orth and south. measure distance east or west of prime meridian

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relative location

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the position of a place in relation to another place

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degree

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unit of measurement of lat and long

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equator

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line of lat that divides the earth into equal parts

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n hemisphere

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part of the earth north of the equator

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s hemisphere

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part of the earth south of the equator

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compass rose

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symbol used on map to show directions

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physical characteristics

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landforms vegetation climate

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human characterisitcs

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population language customs beliefs economy gvt features constructed modified or influenced by humans

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physical region

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an area with one main physical feature or environmental characteristic

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political region

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have a common political system such as democracy

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uniform region

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have a common feature that sets them apart

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functional region

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one central place and the surrounding place is affected by it

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cultural region

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features that describe peoples way of living such as language religion gbt and economy

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interdependence

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depending upon each other

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trade

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the buying and selling of goods

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transportation

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the moving of people and goods from place to place

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movement

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humans interacting on the earth

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equator

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what is o degree lat

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prime meridian

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what is o degree long

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mts lake valley

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name 3 phys features

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movement place region location and human environmental relation

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what ar the five themes of geography

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region

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a part of the world that is the same in some way

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movement

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involves trade migration ant the spread of ideas

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human environmental relations

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involves how people use thier invironment

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location

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the position of a place on the earth's surface

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place

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involves human and physical characteristics

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equator

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line of latitude that divides the earth into equal parts

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relative location

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the location of a place on the earth as compared to some other place

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physical

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the rocky mts would be an example of theis type of region

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geography

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this is the study of where people places and things are located and the ways in which things relate to each other

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trade

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this increases the speed at which ideas people and goods can move throughout the world

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functional

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a school district would be an example of this type of region

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interdependence

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depencence upon other people or countries is called

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longitude

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these are imaginary lines that run north to south they measure distances east and west of the pm

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equator

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located a o degree lat

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absolute location

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the exact location of a place on a map is known as

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peninsula

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land that is surrounded by water on three sides

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plain

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a broad are of land that is flat and close to sea level

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coast

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land that borders the sea or ocean

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isthmus

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a narrow strip of land that connects two larger wareas of land

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plateau

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a large area of high land that is flat or gently rolling

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archipelago

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a chain of islands

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delta

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area formed by soil deposited at the mouth of a river

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bay

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part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land

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cape

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a anrrow point of land that extends into a body of water

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oasis

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a fertile area of land located in the desert

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t/f a country can be more than one region

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t/f the prime meridian is located a o degree lat

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t/f the imaginary line of longitude creates the western and southern hemispheres

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t/f the movement of people and goods is known as

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t/f a bulding is considered to be a human characteristic of place

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t/f a mediterranean climate has hot dry summers and cold dry winters