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Chapter 1 Destination Geography Flashcards

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24-hour clock

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Timekeeping method that provides a different numeral for each hour of the day.

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Altitude

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Height in the atmosphere reflecting the distance above sea level.

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Archipelago

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A group of islands clustered together. Examples: Florida Keys and Hawaii

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Atmospheric pressure

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The weight of the atmosphere as measured by a barometer.

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Atoll

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A coral reef enclosing a lagoon; found mainly in the Pacific Ocean.

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Barrier islands

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The landforms parallel to shorelines.

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Bay

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A body of water partly surrounded by land.

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Bluff

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A cliff or steep wall of rock or soil that borders a river or its floodplain.

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Canyon

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A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

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Cartography

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The science of mapmaking.

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Celsius scale

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The scale for measuring on the metric system in which 0° is the freezing point of water and 100° is the boiling point. Also called the Centigrade scale.

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Cliff

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A high, steep face of rock.

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Climate

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The average of weather conditions over a period of time.

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Clouds

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The visible masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals.

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Coast

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The edge of land that borders an ocean along a continent or an island; also called seacoast or shore.

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Cog rails

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Gears that connect small trains to the rail bed, allowing the trains to climb a hill.

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Compass rose

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A symbol on map that indicates the map’s orientation.

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Continental island

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A piece of land surrounded by water that was once connected to a continent.

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Continental shelf

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The area where the sea meets land at the edge of a continent.

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Coral island

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A low island formed in warm waters by tiny sea animals called coral polyps.

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Coral reef

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A ridge created by corals, tiny soft-bodied marine animals that have hard outer skeletons.

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Coriolis effect

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The result of the earth’s rotation that causes a moving object or fluid to turn toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Crust

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The rocky outermost layer of the earth.

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Culture

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Every feature of an area’s way of life, including language, religion, dress, diet, arts, manners, recreation, and government.

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Current

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Cold or warm river of water that flows within the ocean.

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Cyclones

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A storm that rotates around a center of atmospheric pressure. Called a hurricane in North America and a typhoon in the Pacific.

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Daylight savings time

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Clocks set 1 hour or more ahead of standard time. Also called summer time.

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Delta

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A flat, low-lying plain at a river’s mouth where it enters the sea, often fan-shaped.

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Desert

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Area with less than 10 inches of rainfall a year. Can be hot or cold.

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Earthquake

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Movement in the earth’s crust.

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Eastern Hemisphere

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The half of the earth east of the Prime Meridian to 180° Longitude.

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Elapsed time travel

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The length of time it will take to get to a destination.

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Elevation

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The height of a physical feature above sea level on the surface of the earth.

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Environment

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The sum of conditions that surround and influence an organism.

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Equator

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Line of Latitude equal distance from North and South pole. 0°Latitude

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Escorted tour

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Structured program of prepaid transportation, lodging, sightseeing, and certain meals accompanied by a person who meets travelers at the destination and stays with them for the duration of their trip.

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Fahrenheit scale

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Temp scale used in US where freezing water is 32° and boiling at 212°.

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Fall line

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The place at the edge of a continent where the land begins to flatten out; where rivers drop from a hilly region to a flatland and form waterfalls.

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Foodie

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Traveler who enjoys the food as much as scenery or history.

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Forest

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A large area covered with trees.

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Funicular

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A counterbalanced cable rail car used on steep inclines in which one car ascends and the other descends.

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Geographical information system (GIS)

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Computers and software programs that record, retrieve, analyze, and manipulate the information gathered by satellites and used to make maps.

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Geography

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The study of the relationships between people and their environment.

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Glacier

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A mass of ice formed by compressed snow that moves slowly over land and under the force of gravity.

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Global positioning system (GPS)

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A space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information anywhere on or near the earth where there is an unobstructed line of site to four or more GPS satellites.

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Grassland

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A flat or rolling open area where grasses are the natural vegetation.

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Great circle route

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A phrase used by airline navigators to refer to the shortest distance between 2 points.

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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

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The time at the prime meridian located in Greenwich, England; also called Universal Time.

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Gulf

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A large area of ocean partly surrounded by land.

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Gulf Stream

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The warm ocean current that flows northeast along the coast of North America from the Gulf of Mexico. After passing Newfoundland, it divides and follows 3 separate routes.

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Hard adventure

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A tour with strenuous outdoor activities such as mountain climbing, paddling canoes through white water, remote locations or risk.

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Heat index

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The combination of temp and relative humidity that the National Weather Service puts together to warn individuals of possible health threats.

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High season

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The time when a destination is in most demand with prices at their highest and crowds at their largest.

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Hills

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Elevated landforms that are more rounded and less elevation than mountains.

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Human Geography

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The study of people and their patterns of settlement and activity.

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Humboldt current

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The cold current flowing north along the west coast of South America cooling the coast as far north as the equator; also called the Peru Current.

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Humidity

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Measurement of water in the air.

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Hurricane

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Storm with winds at least 74 MPH and heavy rains.

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Independent tour

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A prepaid package of travel elements: usually air, ground transportation at the destination, and lodging.

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Interactive mapping

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The process in which a geographic information system (GIS) user asks for information, and a computer guides the user towards the answers.

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International date line

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The point of 180° from Greenwich, England, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where the next day begins.

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Island

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A naturally formed area of land, surrounded by water, above water at high tide.

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses.

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Jungle

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A thick, tangled mass of tropical vegetation.

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Karst

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A limestone landscape where water is carried by underground channels rather than on the surface by streams and rivers. The water activity creates caves and sinkholes.

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Lagoon

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A shallow body of water isolated from the sea by a strip of land such as a reef.

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Lake

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A body of water surrounded by land.

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Landform

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A natural feature of the earth’s surface.

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Latitude

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A horizontal line on a map that measures the distance north or south of the equator.

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Leeward

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The side sheltered from the wind.

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Local time

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The time at any particular place.

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Longitude

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A vertical line on a map that measures the distance east or west from the prime meridian.

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Low season

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An area’s time of least demand, of lower prices, and fewer crowds.

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Marsh

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A wetland; a land area where surface water covers the ground.

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Meridians

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The vertical lines that measure Longitude on the map of the earth.

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Motel

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A lodging with only one or 2 stories, ample parking, and limiting food service.

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Mountain

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A landforms higher than its surroundings, with some kind of peak or summit.

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Mouth

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The end of a river.

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North Atlantic Drift

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The extension of the Gulf Stream that helps maintain relatively mild winters in the British Isles and along the Norwegian coast.

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Oasis

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A small fertile area in the desert.

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Ocean

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The interconnected body of salt water that covers about 70 percent of the earth’s surface.

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Panhandle

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A long, narrow projection of land within a state’s boundary, as in Western Florida and Oklahoma.

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Parallels

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The horizontal lines that measure Latitude on the map.

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Peninsula

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A piece of land that extends from a continent and is almost surrounded by water.

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Permafrost

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The permanently frozen ground beneath the earth’s surface.

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Plains

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A flat or gently rolling land that is less than 1000 feet above sea level.

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Plateau

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A area of flat land raised above it’s surroundings; also called a tableland.

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Precipitation

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Any form of moisture that falls from the atmosphere to the ground.

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Prime Meridian

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0° Longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the globe.

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Rain forest

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A lush, wet, generally warm area with a high canopy of trees and low underbrush.

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Rain shadow

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A dry area on the leeward side of a mountain.
Moses, lake

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Rapids

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Any areas of broken, fast-flowing water in a stream that us making q slight descent.

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Reef

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A ridge of rocks or sand at or near the surface of the water.

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Rift valley

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A valley formed when land sinks between two parallel faults.

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River

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A ribbon of water flowing over the land.

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Scale

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The indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances on the earth.

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Sea

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A division of the ocean.

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Seacoast

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The edge of land that borders the ocean along a continent or an island.

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Shield

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A geologically stable region of the earth’s crust that formed during its early history.

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Shore

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The contact area where waves wash over the land surface.

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Shoulder season

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The time when demand in a destination is neither high nor low.

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Soft adventure

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A tour involving mild activity but little physical challenge or danger for example: helicopter ride to top of a mountain, sitting in a canoe while guides paddle, or retiring to luxury hotels each night.

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Source

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The beginning of a river; also called headwater.

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Strait

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A narrow body of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water.

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Suburb

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A city’s outlying district, especially a residential one.

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Taiga

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The coniferous forests of the subarctic climate zones.

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Temperature

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The degree of hotness or coldness measured by a thermometer with a numerical scale.

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Tidal bore

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An abrupt front of high water from the sea rushing up the mouth of a river.

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Tides

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The rhythmic rise and fall of the ocean waters that occur twice daily, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.

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Topography

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The shape of the surface features of a geographic area.

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Trade winds

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The constant winds that blow from northeast to southwest toward th4 equator in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast to the northwest toward the equator in the Souther Hemisphere.

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Travel Geography

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The application of knowledge of physical Geography and human Geography to the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry.

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Tributary

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A stream that feeds, or flows into, a larger stream.

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Tropic of Cancer

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Latitude line that is 23.5° north of equator.

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Tropic of Capricorn

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Latitude line that is 23.5° south of the equator.

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Tsunami

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A large wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano that moves rapidly through water amd can be more than 100 feet high.

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Tundra

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A treeless area with grass, moss, and small flowering plants in its warm season. The ground beneath the soil is always frozen. There are Arctic amd alpine Tundra areas.

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Typhoon

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Hurricane of the northern Pacific Ocean.

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Valley

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A depression between hills or mountains.

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Volcanic island

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A mountainous island formed by the eruption of a volcano on the sea floor.

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Volcano

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Am opening in the earth’s surface through which lava, hot games, and rock fragments erupt.

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Waterfall

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The steep decent of a river over a rocky ledge.

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Wave

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A ridge or swell on the surface of water caused by wind.

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Weather

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The state of the atmosphere over short periods of time.

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Wellness tourism

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A specific division of the global tourism industry that is defined by the common goal of marketing natural assets and/or activities primarily focused on serving the wellness traveler.

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Westerlies

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The currents of air high above the earth that blow from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Western Hemisphere

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The hard of the earth west of the prime meridian at 180° Longitude.

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Wind

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The movement of air over the earth caused by the uneven heating of the sun.

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Windward

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The side from which the wind blows.

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