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34 Cards in this Set
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basin
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a depression in the surface of the land; some basins are filled with water
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bay
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a part of the sea or lake that extends into the land
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border
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the location where one place touches another place at the boundary
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canyon
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a deep narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it
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cardinal direction
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one of the four main directions known as north, south, east, and west
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compass rose
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a small drawing on a map used to show directions
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continent
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a huge area of land (there are 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
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delta
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A triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river
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eastern hemisphere
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half of the earth, east of the Prime Meridian
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equator
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a line drawn on maps and globes that circles the Earth exactly halfway between the North Pole and South Pole
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glacier
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a huge, slow-moving mass of ice and snow
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globe
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a spherical model of the Earth
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hemisphere
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the name given to any half of the Earth
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hill
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an area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top; lower and usually less steep than a mountain
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island
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an area of land completely surrounded by water
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isthmus
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a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land
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latitude
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distance measured in degrees north and south of the Equator; used to locate places on the Earth
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longitude
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distance measured in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian used to locate places on the Earth
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meridian
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another name for a line of longitude
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mountain
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an area that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above surrounding land; usually wide at the bottom and rising to a narrow peak or ridge
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northern hemisphere
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half of the Earth; north of the Equator
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North Pole
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the most northern place in the world located in the Arctic Ocean
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peninsula
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an area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by an isthmus
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plain
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a large area of flat or gently rolling land
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plateau
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a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land
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Prime Meridian
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a line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England. It is the 0 degree line of longitude from which distances east and west are measured in degrees of longitude.
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scale
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the relationship between real size and the size used on a map or model.
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South Pole
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the most southern place in the world located on the continent of Antarctica
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southern hemisphere
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half of the Earth; south of the Equator
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strait
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a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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time zone
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a geographic area in which the same standard of time is observed; the Earth is divided into 24 standard time zones
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tributary
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a river or stream that flows into a larger river
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volcano
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an opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ashes, and gasses from the Earth's interior escape
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western hemishere
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half of the Earth, west of the Prime Meridian.
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