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basic geography vocabulary
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Geography
6th Grade
09/08/2011

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archipelago
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islands clustered together[image]

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arctic circle
Definition
an imaginary line about 66o north of the equator. north of this line its very cold[image]
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atoll
Definition
coral reef enclosing a lagoon[image]
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bay
Definition
area of an ocean, sea, lake, etc., that extends into the land. bays are usally smaller than gulfs.[image]
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canyon
Definition
deep, narrow, steep-sided valley often with a river on its floor
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cape
Definition
piece of land extending beyond the rest of the shoreline in the ocean.[image]
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climate
Definition
all of the weather that occours in an area over a long period of time. usally described as a mix of tempature and precipitation.
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continent
Definition
huge land mass. there are seven continients.
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country
Definition
any independent nation with a name and a boundary.
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delta
Definition
triangular-shaped area of small islands that divide a river into smaller parts at its mouth
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desert
Definition
dry area tht recives such a sml amount of precip tht little or no plant animals life can survive there permemtly. deserts are either hot or cold
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equator
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imaginary line that circles the earth halfway b-tween poles.
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geography
Definition
study of the features of the earth and of the places where plants n animals live n how they affect n r affected by their enviorments.
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glaicer
Definition
huge mass of slowly moving ice
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gulf
Definition
lage part of an ocean tht extends into land
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hemisphere
Definition
half of the earth. when divided @ equ the 2 1/2s r the n n s hempsphere. wen divided from pole 2 pole the 2 1/2s r the ea n we hempsphere
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hill
Definition
land tht rises 2 a summit no more than 1000 ft above the surrounding area
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island
Definition
land completely surrounded by water
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isthmus
Definition
narrow neck of land connecting 2 lgr areas of land
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lake
Definition
a body of water surrounded by land
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