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A flat 2 dimensional representation of space
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a list of what symbols mean
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Where the 4 basic directions are
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used to show how much a map's size has been reduced
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shows information based on a theme
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imaginary horizontal lines that run parallel across the earth (north or south)
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Imaginary lines that run up and down on a map (east & west)
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stretches around the middle of the earth 0 degrees of latitude
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important longitude lines that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
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7 large land masses on earth
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largest desert in the world in Northern Africa
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an area where tall, large grasses grow in Africa
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Area of tropical forest where they get 60 to 100 inches of rainfall a year
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area of frozen land, with short grasses and moss. Typically found near or around the Arctic Circle.
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China, Korea and Japan
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a large piece of land smaller then a continent
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defined by common landforms, soils, climate, vegetation, or animal life.
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has clear boundaries and is usually defined by 1 characteristic, like rainfall
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a region of hot dense rock
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| everything on earth is on a large metal plate |
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| the spread of heat through the movement of a liquid substance |
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| immense ocean wave cause by an earthquake under water |
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| the wearing down of rocks on the earth’s surface by wind, water, ice, and living things |
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| when rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away |
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| deposit or building up of materials caused by erosion |
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| the process of using and creating water on the earth’s surface |
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| movement’s of the ocean’s water |
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| gases that surround the earth |
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| distinct geographic regions with their own types of plants and animals |
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| fertile flat regions on many continents |
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| temperate grasslands in the northern hemisphere |
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| flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean |
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