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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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An area with common features that is set apart from other areas

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Region

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All the surroundings of a pace including water, plants and animals

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Environment

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A feature of Earth’s surface: mountains, 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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A dry environment with few plants and animals

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Desert

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

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River

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A large landform with steep sides, later than a hill

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Mountain

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An area of low land between hills or mountains

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Valley

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A body of land completely surrounded by water

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Island

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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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An area of elevated flat land

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Plateau

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A large body of salt water

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Ocean

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A body of land nearly surrounded by water

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Peninsula

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A large area of nearly flat land

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Plain

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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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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 Currents

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Show 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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Shows the natural features of 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 (NR)

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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 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 is passed down from generation to generation.

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Legacy

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