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AFRICA ANTARCTICA ASIA OCEANIA EUROPE N AMERICA S AMERICA ARCTIC ATLANTIC INDIAN PACIFIC SOUTHERN
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What is an area like when you get there
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The concept that people and ideas get around and influence a particular area because of it
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What do the people do to the environment…what does the environment do to the people
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What do locations have in common: religion, language, environment
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Tells where an area is
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THE STUDY OF WHERE PEOPLE, PLACES, ANIMALS, PLANTS AND THINGS ARE FOUND ON EARTH
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THE EXACT POSITION ON THE EARTH N WHICH A PLACE CAN BE FOUND (AN ADDRESS)
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THE POSITION OF A PLACE IN RELATION TO ANOTHER PLACE
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The way geographers catagorize the study of geography
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A HALF OF THE EARTH
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AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT CIRCLES THE GLOBE AT ITS WIDEST POINT, SEPARATING THE WORLD INTO NORTH AND SOUTH HEMISPHERES
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IMAGINARY LINES THAT CIRCLE THE EARTH PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR
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ANOTHER NAME FOR LATITUDE LINES
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ANOTHER NAME FOR LONGITUDE LINES
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A WAY OF SHOWING THE ROUND EARTH ON A FLAT PIECE OF PAPER
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AN IMAGINARY LINE OF LONGITUDE THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH OPOLE, DIVIDING THE WORLD INTO EAST AND WEST HEMISPHERES
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IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH FROM ONE POLE TO ANOTHER. DIVIDES THE WORLD INTO EAST AND WEST SECTIONS
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LINES THAT RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH AND EAST TO WEST; TAKEN TOGETHER, THEY HELP PIN-POINT LOCATION
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A MAP MAKER
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A DISTORTION WHICH OCCURS WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A ROUND SURFACE FLAT
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MAPS WHICH SHOW PHYSICAL FEATURES SUCH AS MOUNTAINS, RIVERS AND LAKES
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MAPS THAT SHOW POLITICAL FEATURES SUCH AS STATE AND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND CAPITAL CITIES
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A COLLECTION OF MAPS PUT INTO ONE BOOK
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GIVES RATIO BETWEEN DISTANCES ON THE MAP AND ACTUAL DISTANCES ON THE EARTH
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A DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR THAT SHOWS WHERE DIRECTIONS LIE ON THE MAP
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THE SEVEN LARGEST LAND MASSES THAT ARE FOUND ON THE EARTH
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THE TYPE OF MEASUREMENT USED TO HELP PIN-POINT LOCATION ON MAPS AND GLOBES
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TELLS THE USER ABOUT THE SYMBOLS USED ON THE MAP
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THE FOUR LARGE BODIES OF SALT WATER THAT SURROUND THE EARTH
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THE STUDY OF THE EARTH’S PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
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CENTER OF THE EARTH
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THICK LAYER OF ROCK AROUND THE CORE
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THIN, ROCKY LAYER OF THE EARTH
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THE IDEA THAT THE EARTH’S OUTER LAYER IS NOT ONE SOLID PIECE OF ROCK, BUT IT IS BROKEN INTO A NUMBER OF MOVING PLATES
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THE THEORY THAT THE CONTINENTAL PLATES ARE MOVING APART FROM ONE ANOTHER
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THE NAME GIVEN TO THE SUPERCONTINENT GEOLOGISTS BELIEVED ONCE EXISTED
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THE CIRCLE OF VOLCANOES SURROUNDING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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A LARGE GROUP OF ISLANDS
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A BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO THE LAND
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A ROCKY OR SANDY EDGE OF LAND ALONG A BODY OF WATER
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AN ISOLATED HILL WITH SLOPING SIDES AND SMALL FLAT TOP
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A DEEP VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES
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A POINT OF LAND THAT JUTS OUT INTO THE WATER
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A HOLLOW AREA IN THE EARTH WITH AN OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE
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A BODY OF WATER THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER
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A HIGH STEEP FACE OF ROCK OR EARTH
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AN INLAND BODY OF FRESH OR SALT WATER
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A NARROW STRIP OF LAND THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER LAND AREAS
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AN AREA OF THICK, TANGLED PLANTS USUALLY FOUND NEAR A RIVER OR SWAMP
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A SHALLOW BODY OF WATER THAT IS PARTLY CUT OFF FROM THE SEA
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A low wet area with grasses, rushes and cat tails.
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A RAISED AREA WITH STEEP SIDES AND A LARGE, FLAT TOP
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AN AREA OF LAND THAT IS NEARLY SURROUNDED BY WATER
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A LARGE, LOW AREA OF FLAT OR ROLLING LAND WITH FEW TREES
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A A HIGH AREA OF LAND THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT
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A FLAT AREA OF LAND THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT
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A REGION OF FLAT OR HILLY LAND COVERED BY TALL GRASSES
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A FAN SHAPED DEPOSIT OF SAND AND MUD AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER
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A LONG BODY OF WATER THAT FLOWS OVER LAND
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A STREAM OR RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGER STREAM OR RIVER
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A long, narrow inlet of sea between cliffs and slopes
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A spring that spouts hot water and steam from time to time
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A large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley
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A hill of sand formed by blowing wind
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A large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
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A raised part of the earth’s surface that is lower than a mountain
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A huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier
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A piece of land that is surrounded by water
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A body of salt water that connects two large bodies of water
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A narrow body of water that connects two large bodies of water
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An area of low land between mountains or hills
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Permanently frozen soil
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Evergreen forest regions found in northern Europe, Asia and North America
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An area that is always cold and where only specialized plants can grow
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Forests where trees usually lose their leaves in the winter with very rich wildlife
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Forests found along the equator where many plants and animals are found. Warm weather with lots of rain fall all year round
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Also called praires, steppes, savannas, pampas, llanos and campo. Found in areas with hot summers and cold winters
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Areas that receive less than 10 inches of precipitation a year. May have extreme temperatures of hot and cold
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All forms of water that fall to the earth
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A hole in the earth’s crust through which lava, gasses and ash are released
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A stream of water that falls from a high place
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Wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and water
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The natural surrounding of an area; climate, sunlight, temperature, precipitation, elevation, soil and landforms
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The condition of the earth’s atmosphere over a short period of time
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Weather patterns over a long period of time.
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Movement of the earth on its axis. Creates day and night
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One complete orbit around the sun. Creates a year
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