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30 Cards in this Set
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Altitude
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Distance above sea level
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Aquifer
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An underground reservoir of water that can be extracted for surface use
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Archipelago
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A group of islands or a sea studded with islands
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Atlas
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A bound collection of maps
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Aurora Borealis
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Also known as the northern lights; spectacular colored lights that appear in the sky in the far Northern Hemisphere
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Avalanche
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A generic term for any slide of snow, ice, and debris
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Bay
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A wide area of water extending into land from a sea or lake
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Boundaries
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Lines indicating the limits of countries, states, or other political jurisdictions
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Canal
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A man-made watercourse designed to carry goods or water
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Canyon
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A large but narrow gorge with steep sides.
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Altitude
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Distance above sea level
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Aquifer
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An underground reservoir of water that can be extracted for surface use
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Archipelago
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A group of islands or a sea studded with islands
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Atlas
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A bound collection of maps
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Aurora Borealis
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Also known as the northern lights; spectacular colored lights that appear in the sky in the far Northern Hemisphere
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Avalanche
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A generic term for any slide of snow, ice, and debris
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Bay
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A wide area of water extending into land from a sea or lake
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Boundaries
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Lines indicating the limits of countries, states, or other political jurisdictions
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Canal
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A man-made watercourse designed to carry goods or water
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Canyon
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A large but narrow gorge with steep sides.
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Cape (or Point)
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A piece of land extending into water
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Cartographer
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A person who draws or makes maps or charts.
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Cartography
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The art and science of making maps
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Climate
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The long-term trends in weather conditions for an area
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Compass
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A device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle
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Compass Rose
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A symbol on a compass or map that is circular with graded points indicating the directions; also called rose
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Continent
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One of the large, continuous areas of the Earth into which the land surface is divided
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Continental Drift
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The current theory that the continents of the Earth move across the earth on
giant tectonic plates. |
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Continental Shelf
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The extension of the continents into the ocean; continental shelf land would be exposed if sea level dropped.
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Contour Map
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A map that shows points of equal elevation as a line.
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