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Geography Flashcards

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

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Geography

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A large area of nearly flat land

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Plain

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A body of land nearly surrounded by water

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Peninsula

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A large body of salt water; oceans cover much of Earths surface

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Ocean

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An area of elevated flat land

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Plateau

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A fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring

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Oasis

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A body of land that is completely surrounded by water

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Island

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An area of low land between hills or mountains.

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Valley

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A high land form with steep sides; larger than a hill

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Mountain

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A stream of water that goes across the land and empties into another body of water.

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River

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A dry environment with very little plants and animals

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Dessert

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Runs east and west and measures the dictanse north and south of the eaquator

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Latidude

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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 Currents

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

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Landform

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show land divided into different countries areas. they also show political borders and important cities

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Political map

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Shows natural features on the Earth

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Physical map

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living and non-living things ​made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans

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Natural resources

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a natural resource that can ​renew, rebuild or replace itself 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 the life of a group of people

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Culture

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All the accomplishments, learning, achievements, and inventions of one culture that has been passed down though generations

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Legacy

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