Geography🍉 Flashcards

1
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The study of how people live on it and use it

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Geography

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2
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a high land form with steep sides

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mountain

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3
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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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4
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a dry environment with few plants and animals

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desert

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5
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a large area with nearly flat land

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plain

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5
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a body of land nearly surrounded by water

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peninsula

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5
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a large body of salt water oceans cover. they cover most of Earth’s surface

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Ocean

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6
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An area of a elevated flat land.

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Plateau

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7
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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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8
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a body of land completely sounded by water

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Island

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8
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an area of low land between hills of mountains

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Valley

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9
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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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10
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a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus, etc.

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land form

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11
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all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals

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environment

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12
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runs west and east and measures the distance north and south equator

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latitude

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13
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height above sea level

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attitude

14
Q

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

15
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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

16
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a natural resource that can ​renew, rebuild or replace itself given enough time.

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renewable resource

17
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something that take a long time to replenish

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non renewable resource

18
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The way of life of a group of people.

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culture

19
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All the accomplishments, learning, achievements and inventions of one culture that are passed down from generation to generation.

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legacy

20
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the raising of crops and animals for human use (farming and domesticating animals).

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agriculture

21
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turning point