1. Geography Terms

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3. Plains- a large flat area of land

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5. Lagoon-A body of water cut off from a larger body of water by a reef

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7. Equator – an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Poles at 0 degrees latitude

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9. Absolute Location – description of a place using grid coordinates latitude and longitude

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11. Arctic Circle – a line of latitude that runs through northern North America, northern Asia, and northern Europe (66.5 degrees N latitude)

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13. Artesian Basin – land formed by underground water

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15. Atoll – a circular reef formed when coral grows around an island, and that island sinks beneath the surface of the sea, partially surrounding a lagoon

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17. Strait – A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water

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19. Sea – a body of salt water that is part of an ocean, yet is partially enclosed by land

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21. Mesa – a flat-topped hill with steep sides, larger than a column of rock

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23. Dunes – a mound or ridge of windblown sand

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25. Canal – a waterway DUG across land through which ships can pass

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27. Archipelago – a group of islands

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29. Cape – a point of land that extends into a sea or an ocean

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31. Cardinal Directions – the directions of north (N), south (S), east (E), and west (W)

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33. Plateau – a flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a mesa

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35. Compass Rose – a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions on a map

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37. Coordinates – the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map

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39. Delta – a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers

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41. Desert – a dry region with little or no rainfall

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43. Harbor – a safe area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely

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45. Elevation – the height of the land above sea level

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47. Channel – a narrow deep waterway connecting two bodies of water OR the deepest part of a river or waterway

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49. Erg – a vast sea of land that appears to have no end

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51. Peninsula – a portion of land surrounded on three sides by water

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53. Geographic Grid – the intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude an longitude

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55. Gulf – a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land; like the Gulf of Mexico shown on the left of the previous slide

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57. Intermediate Directions – directions of northeast (NE), southeast (SE), northwest (NW), and southwest (SW), that are in between or in the middle of the cardinal directions

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59. Isthmus – a narrow strip of land with water on each side that connects two larger bodies of land

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61. Lines of Latitude or Parallel Lines – imaginary lines on earth that run parallel to the Equator and each other: they run east to west but measure the distances between places in degrees of North and South

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63. Lines of Longitude or Meridian Lines – imaginary lines on Earth that run North to South but measure distances on Earth in degrees of East and West of the Prime meridian: these lines meet at the North and South Poles

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65. Port – a harbor where ships can dock or anchor safely

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67. Mountain – any point of land that rises quickly to at least 1,000 feet above its surroundings

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69. Mountain Peak – the summit or highest point of a mountain

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71. Mountain Range – a group or chain of mountains

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73. Oasis – a place in the desert where there is a source of water and where plants grow

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75. Tributary – small river(s) or stream(s) that flow into a larger river

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77. River System – a river and the smaller streams that supply water to the river

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79. Source – the place where a river begins

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81. Swamp – a wetland with trees, many plants, and animals

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83. Sand Sea – a large area covered by sand and dunes

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85. Basin – land drained by a river

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87. Mouth – the part of a river where it empties into another body of water

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89. Valley – the flat land between hills or mountains

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91. Prime Meridian – an imaginary line that runs from the north Pole to the South Pole of Earth at 0 degrees longitude

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93. Island – land surrounded on all sides by water

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95. Marsh – a wetland that has few plants and animals

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97. Volcano – a mountain of molten rock and lava that can overflow if it heats