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24 Cards in this Set
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Meridian |
Lines of longitude, which run north to south |
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Parallel |
Lines of Latitude, which run east to west |
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Coordinate |
Intersecting points of meridians and parallels |
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Absolute location |
Exact location measured by lines of longitude and latitude |
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Relative location |
Location that is in reference to a well-known landmark. |
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Landform
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A feature of the earth's surface
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Basin |
Wide, bowl-shaped area |
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Plateau |
High, wide, flat area |
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Sedimentary |
Formed by the deposit of materials such as stones and sand by water, wind, or glaciers |
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Altitude |
The height of an area above sea level |
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Steppe |
Climatic zone between a desert and highlands (mountains). |
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Watershed |
An area where water drains from mountainside of plateau. |
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Indigenous |
Produced, growing |
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Domestic |
Animals or plants raised by people; having to do with the home. |
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Geologist |
A scientist who studies the history of the earth and its life as recorded |
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Organic |
Pertaining to living organisms |
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Fault |
A crack in the earth's crust accompanied by movement of one side. |
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Molten |
Liquefied by heat |
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Extinct |
No longer living |
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Fractured |
Broken or cracked |
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Precambrian Era |
542+ million years ago (mya) |
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Paleozoic Era |
251-542 million years ago (mya) |
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Mesozoic Era |
65-251 million years ago (mya) |
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Cenozoic Era |
Present time to 65 million years ago (mya). |
