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37 Cards in this Set
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Cataract
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A large powerful water fall.
EX=Niagara Falls,NY |
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Delta
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A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river.
EX=Nile Delta Mississippi River Delta |
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Tributary
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A stream river that flows into a larger river
EX=White Rock Creek |
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Fjord
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A long,narrow,deep inlet of the sea located between step cliffs .
EX=Fjords Of Norway |
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Canal
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A channel is dug across land.
EX=Panama Canal,Suez Canal |
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Strait
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A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.
EX=Strait Of Malacca,Strait Of Hormuz |
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land.
EX= Isthmus Of Panama |
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Rainforest
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A dense tropical forest,where a lot of rain falls.
EX= Brazilian Ranforest |
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Penisula
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A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
EX= Italy,India,Florida,Saudi Arabia |
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Gulf
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A body of water that is partly enclosed by land,but larger than a bay.
EX=The Gulf Of Mexico |
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Bay
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Part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land.
EX=San Francisco Bay |
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Oasis
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A spot of fertile land in a desert,supplied with water by a well or spring.
EX=Siva Oasis |
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Desert
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A dry area where few plants grow.
EX=Sahara,Gobi |
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Tundra
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A cold area of northern European and Asia where there are no trees and the soil under the surface of the ground permanently frozen ground
Ex=Artic |
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Savanna
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A flat grass land in a tropical with scattered tress and shrubs.
EX=Great Plains Serengeti |
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Archipelego
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A group of Island.
EX=Hawaii,Indonesia |
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Island
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A body of land surrounded by water.
EX=Japan,Madagascar,and Australia |
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Plateau
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A broad,flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
EX=Tibetan Plateau |
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Mesa
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A wide,flat topped mountain with steep sides,larger than a butte
EX=Tucuman Mountain New Mexico |
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Sea Level
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The level of the ocean's surface,used as a maesuring heights and depths on the Earth's surface
Ex=Earth |
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The rich land between the rivers,called Mesopotamia,supported many ancient civilization what country is it located it in that region today?
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Iraq
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Egypt's population destiny along the Nile in Egypt is
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3,820 person per square mile
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Away from the Nile in Egypt is
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181 person per square mile
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Explain why so many people live near the Nile
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So many people live near the Nile because,it's only one of the three water sources in Egypt
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In Egypt how is land along the Nile used
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Mainly agriculture building and for living on
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In Iraq,how long along the Tigris and Euphrates used?
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Fishing in the river and they plant some crops in the land and use the river to water the crops
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Six middle Eastern countries located along the Mediterranean sea
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Egypt,Cyprus,Turkey,Syria,Lebanon,Israel
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Three Middle Eastern countries located along the Arabian Sea?
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Yemen,Oman,Iran
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Two main seas along the coast of turkey?
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Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea |
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The third sea has a coast of Iran?
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Caspian Sea
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What country is located 35 N 65 E?
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Afganastian
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What is the country is south of that?
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Pakastian
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What continent do you think the Middle East is mainly located?
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Asia
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What continent is Egypt located in?
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Africa
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What continent is Turkey located?
Hint (It is also contains countries like France ,Spain,and Italy |
Europe
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What is the largest peninsula of the Red Sea,Arabian Sea,and the Persian gulf?
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Saudi Arabia
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What country is located on Anatolia at 40 N 35 E?
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Turkey
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