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Geography Flashcards

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The study of the Earth and how people live on it and use it

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Geography

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a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus

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Landform

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the natural plant life of an area

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Vegetation

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An area with common features that set it apart ​from other areas

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Region

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all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals

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environment

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A large area of nearly flat land

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Plain

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A body of land mostly surrounded by water

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Peninsula

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A large body of salt water covering most of earths surface

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Ocean

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An area of elevated land

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Plateau

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a fertile area of land that is water by a spring

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Oasis

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A body of land completely surrounded by water

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island

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a high land form with steep sides: higher than a hill

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mountain

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an area of low land between hills and mountains

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vally

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a stream of water that flow across the land and empties into another body of water

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river

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a dry environment with few plants and animals

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dessert

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runs west and east and measures the distance north and south of the equator

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latitude

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height above sea level

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altitude

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rivers running through the ocean

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ocean current

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a show of land divided into different countries or areas. they can also show political borders, capital cities and important cities

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political map

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Living and non living things made by nature that are useful to humans

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Natural resorces

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a natural resource that can renew, rebuild or replace itself if given enough time

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renewable resource

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a natural resource that cannot renew, rebuild or replace itself

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non renewable resource

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the way of life of a group of people

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culture

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all the accomplishments, learning and achievements and inventions of one culture that is passed down from generation to generation

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legacy

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the weather pattern an area has over a long period of time

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climate

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