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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2
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A high land form with steep sides higher than a hill

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Mountain

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3
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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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4
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A large body of salt water

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Ocean

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5
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A large area of nearly flat land

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Plain

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6
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a dry environment with few plants and animals

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Desert

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7
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A body of island completely surrounded by water

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Island

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8
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an area of elevated flat land

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Plateau

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9
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A body of land nearly surrounded by water

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Peninsula

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10
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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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11
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An area of low land between hills or mountains

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Valley

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12
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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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13
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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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14
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Height above sea level

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Altitude

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15
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Rivers running through the ocean

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Ocean Currents

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16
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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

17
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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

18
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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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