The Seven Continents Flashcards

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What are the 7 Continents?

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North & South America, Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica

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What are the 5 major oceans

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Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, & Southern

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What are the 4 Directions

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North, South, East & West

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What is a Boundary?

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A Line that marks the limit of a country’s or state’s territory

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What is a Channel?

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A Body of Water Joining two larger bodies of water

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What is a Delta?

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A triangular section at the mouth of a river

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What is an Isthmus?

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A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that joins two larger land areas

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What is a Plateau?

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An area of flat land surrounded by steep slopes on several sides

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What is a reservoir?

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A lake that forms behind a dam, made by humans to hold water from one or more rivers or streams

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What is a Strait?

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A narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water (similar to a channel)

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What is Source?

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The starting point of a river (Usually in the mountains)

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What is the Mouth?

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The place where a river empties into a large body of water

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What is a Tributary?

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A smaller river that flows into a larger river

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Drainage Basin?

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The area of land that a river and its tributaries drain water from

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Peninsula?

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A body of land surrounded by water on three sides

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Harbor?

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An area of water that is protected by land; an inlet along a coast

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Bay?

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A section of the ocean that is partially surrounded by land

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An Island?

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Land completely surrounded by water

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Coast?

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The land that runs along an ocean or gulf

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Valley?

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A large lowland between hills or mountains

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Desert?

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Dry land that gets little moisture

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Oasis?

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An area of green in a desert

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Prairie?

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A large area of level or gently rolling grasslands