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Basic Geography 8th Grade Unit 1 1984
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Blank World Map
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Hemispheres Northern Western Eastern Southern
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Four Oceans of the World
Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean
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Seven Continents of the World
Arctic Ocean Asia North America Europe Atlantic Ocean Africa Pacific Ocean South America Indian Ocean Australia Antarctica
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World Map Longitude North Pole Aortic Ocean Latitude Asia North
America Europe Atlantic Ocean Tropic of Cancer Africa Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Prime median Equator Indian Ocean South America Tropic of Capricorn Australia Antarctica South Pole
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World Map Longitude North Pole Aortic Ocean Latitude Asia North
America Europe Africa Atlantic Ocean Tropic of Cancer Prime median Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean South America Equator Indian Ocean Australia Tropic of Capricorn Antarctica South Pole Scale Map Key/Legend Compass Rose
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Winter Solstice December Latitude 23 1/2 S
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Summer Solstice June Latitude 23 1/2 N
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Landforms
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Isthmus a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with water forms on either side.
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The land drained by a river; land surrounded by higher land.
Basin The land drained by a river; land surrounded by higher land.
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Bay An inlet of the sea or other body of water, part of a body of water that extends into land.
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An artificial waterway constructed for the movement of water.
Canal An artificial waterway constructed for the movement of water.
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Cape A point of extension of land jutting into the water that is usually smaller or thinner than a peninsula
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Delta Soil deposited at the mouth of a river where the stream loses velocity and deposits load of sediment.
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A large area of sea or ocean that is partially enclosed
Gulf A large area of sea or ocean that is partially enclosed
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A body of land surrounded by water
Island A body of land surrounded by water
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A row of connected mountains
Mountain Range A row of connected mountains
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Peninsula A portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a mainland
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Large area of level land.
Plain Large area of level land.
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level portion of Earth’s surface.
Plateau Elevated, level portion of Earth’s surface.
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The place the river begins, usually in the highland.
River Source/Mouth The place the river begins, usually in the highland.
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A body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean
Sea A body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean
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A narrow channel that connects two large bodies of water
Strait A narrow channel that connects two large bodies of water
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A low area of land between hills or mountains.
Valley A low area of land between hills or mountains.
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