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6th Grade
09/25/2006

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Term
river
Definition
a large stream of water flowing through the land.
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Delta
Definition
Land built up by deposits at a rivers mouth.
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canal
Definition
Channel dug for irragation or transportation.
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mountain
Definition
High rocky land usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top.
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reef
Definition
A ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water.
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channel
Definition
A narrow body of water or the deepest part of a water way.
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port/harbor
Definition
A shelfered area where ships may safely anchor.
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Coast
Definition
Land next to the sea or ocean.
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equator
Definition
Imaginary line Around the earth half way between the north & south poles (0 degrees latitude ) divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
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Prime meridean
Definition
Imaginary line on Earth from the north pole to the south pole (0 degrees latitude) divides earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
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Latitude
Definition
Distance in degrees North & south of the equator.
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Longitude
Definition
Distance in degrees from Eat & west of the prime meridian.
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Tropic of Capricorn
Definition
A line of latitude that circles the earth at 23.5 degrees south latitude.
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tropic of cancer
Definition
A line of latitude that circles the earth at 23.5 degrees NORTH latitude.
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Cape
Definition
A point of land streching out into a body of land.
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Peninsula
Definition
A peice of land almost surrounded (on three sides) by water.
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Border/Boundary
Definition
Line of seperation between countries or states.
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Lake
Definition
An inland body of water.
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Branch/tributary
Definition
river that flows into a larger river.
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Basin
Definition
An area od land largely enclosed by higher land.
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climate
Definition
rhw kind of weather a place has over long period of time.
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weather
Definition
atmospheric condition at a condition at a given place and time (can change daily)
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monsoon
Definition
season wind that blows from the ocean in summer or from and in winter.
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precipatation
Definition
moisture that falls on the earths suface (rain, snow, sleet, and hail.)
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desert
Definition
A dry barren area of land where a few plants grow.
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oasis
Definition
a place in a desert where water is found in a spring or well.
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rain forest
Definition
tropical woodland area where rainfall is heavy and tall tree branches spread a cover layer.
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savanna
Definition
(plain, steep, praire.) a level grassland with scattered trees.
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glacier
Definition
a slow moving river of ice.
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