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compass rose 
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| a drawing, map symbol, that shows direction on a map |
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continent 
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A large area of land. North/South American, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia |
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direction 
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| The ways to places; north, south, east and west |
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map key/legend 
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| shows what each symbol on a map stands for |
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symbol 
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| a picture or object that stands for something |
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country 
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| an area of land with its own people and laws |
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globe 
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resource 
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| anything that people can use |
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state 
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border 
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| the place where a state or country ends |
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mountain 
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| land that is much higher than the surrounding land |
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island 
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| land that is totally surrounded by water |
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ocean
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| a very large body of salt water, five oceans, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic and Antarctic Oceans |
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a moving body of water that runs across the land |
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lake 
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| a body of water surrounded by land |
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weather 
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| the way the air feels outside |
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season 
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vegetation 
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| the type/kind of naturally growing plants in an area |
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Earth 
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valley 
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low land between mountains |
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plain 
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neighborhood 
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farm 
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a place for growing plants and raising animals |
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shelter 
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transportation 
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any way of moving people and things |
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recycle 
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to make something old into something new |
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conservation 
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the saving of resources to make them last longer |
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recreation 
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map 
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| a picture that shows where places are |
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geography 
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| (location, region) features of the Earth |
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regions 
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areas of land that share the same features that make it different from other areas |
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influences 
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| a power affecting a person, thing, or event |
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location 
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| a place where something is |
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habitat 
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| the area or environment where someone or something lives |
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culture 
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landform 
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| physical features of the land |
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climate
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| weather patterns over time |
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