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Geography Flashcards II

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a group of islands

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archipelago

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a line of latitude that runs through northern North America, northern Asia, and northern Europe (66.5 degrees N latitude)

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Arctic Circle

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region of continuous cold around the North Pole; includes Arctic Ocean, thousands of islands, and the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and North America

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Arctic region

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land formed by underground water

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artesian basin

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land drained by a river

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basin

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a bay formed by the curve of a coastline

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bight

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a flat-topped hill with steep sides; a column of rock

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butte

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a U-shaped region of ancient rock that curves around the Hudson Bay; southern part of shield is thick with forests and northern part is tundra

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Canadian Shield

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a point of land that extends into a sea or an ocean

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cape

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mapmaker

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cartographer

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a region of seven countries between Mexico and South America including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

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Central America

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a substance made up of skeletons of tiny sea creatures

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coral

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a ridge made up of coral and other materials that have solidified into rock

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coral reef

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land and waters controlled by a state, nation, or government

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dependency

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a dry region with little or no rainfall

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desert

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a mound or ridge of windblown sand

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dune

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height of the land above sea level

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elevation

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a landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe

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Eurasia

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an island group of the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico (U.S.)

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Greater Antilles

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a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land

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gulf

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a narrow strip of land laving water on each side and connecting two larger bodies of land

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isthmus

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an island group of the West Indies including eight countries and eight dependencies

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Lesser Antilles

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a rough drawing of a mental map

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map sketch

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a map that a person pictures in his or her mind

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mental map

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a flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a butte

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mesa

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any point of land that rises quickly to at least 1,000 feet above its surroundings

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mountain

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the summit, or highest point, of a mountain

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mountain peak

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a group or chain of mountains

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mountain range

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a group of mountain ranges

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mountain system

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a place in the desert where there is a source of water and where plants grow

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oasis

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another name for a channel; a body of water joining two bodies of water

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passage

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a map that shows physical land forms and waterways on Earth’s surface

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Physical map

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a large flat area of land

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plains

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a flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a mesa

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plateau

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a vast region covered by sand and dunes

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sand sea

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a body of alt water that is part of an ocean, yet is partially enclosed by land

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sea

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a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water

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strait

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a high, broad, level plateau

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tableland

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a small stream or river that flows into a larger one

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tributary

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an island chain that divides the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean

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West Indies

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