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15 Cards in this Set
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a large body of salt water. The earth contains four that together cover 75% of our planet's surface
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ocean
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a chain or set of islands grouped together
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archipelago
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a book of maps
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atlas
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one of the seven very large land masses of the world
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continent
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an independent political entity, also known as a state
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country
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dry land that receives very little rainfall and has little vegetation
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desert
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the study of the earth, with the mountains, bodies of water, countries, and people
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geography
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the study of the earth's crust, strata, and especially rocks
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geology
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part of an ocean or sea that extends into a land mass
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gulf
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a body of land surrounded on all sides by water
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island
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narrow neck of land connecting two larger land areas
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isthmus
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imaginary circle around the Earth, passing through the poles and cutting the equator at right angles
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meridian
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a portion of land surrounded on three sides by water
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peninsula
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a tract of grassland
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prairie
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wet, spongy land with abundant plant life
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swamp
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