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The natural shapes or features of the earth
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Landforms
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The names of the 2 continents in the Western Hemisphere
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North America and South America
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Name of the continent that is always covered with ice and snow
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Antarctica
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The major continents of the Eastern Hemisphere
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Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe
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The number of feet high a place on earth must be to be called a mountain
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2000 feet
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Area located between highlands or mountains which is also known as lowland
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Valley
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Deep valley with high steep sides
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Canyon
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Flat area on earth, often known for fertile soil and place to grow crops
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Plain
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Flat area of land that rises above the land around it
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Plateau
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This is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
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Island
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These are low, sandy coral islands that may also be called cays
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Keys
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Ridges of land that rise out of the ocean or are near the surface that are made up of sand and coral.
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Reefs
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These are the largest bodies of water on earth
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Oceans
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The names of the 4 major oceans of the earth
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Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic
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Large bodies of water that are not oceans, but may be made up of fresh or salt water such as the Black, Dead, or Mediterranean
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Seas
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Area of water that is completely surrounded by land
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Lake
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Large flowing body of water, usually flowing in a southerly direction, but sometimes slows north
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River
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Area where the land meets the ocean
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Coast
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Land area that receives little or no rain
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Desert
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Most familiar kind of map
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Flat Map
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Most common flat map
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Mercator Projection
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The main reason flat maps are distorted and may not be accurate
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Earth is round and you cannot flatten it.
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One main fact about a straight line on a map
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It may not be the shortest route because the earth is round
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Two basic kinds of “Route Maps”
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Airline Flight Map Road Map (driving trip map)
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The most accurate map
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A globe
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