Plateau

basin

shallow, rounded hollow or dip in the

earth, often containing water, as a pond

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isthmus

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narrow strip of land (with water on both sides)

that connects two larger pieces of land

altitude/elevation

distance above sea level

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peninsula

land area that is almost entirely surrounded by

water (has water on three sides)

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mountain

landform with high elevation (at least 2,000 feet)

and a pointed or rounded top

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mountain range

a row of connected mountains

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vertical climate zone

climate zones that change according to elevation

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river

a large natural stream of water that flows

into a lake, ocean, or other body of water

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mouth of a river

where a river ends and empties into

another body of water

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source of a river

where a river begins (at a high elevation)

tributary

a stream or river that flows into a

larger stream or river

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ocean

the body of SALT water that covers

70% of the Earth’s surface

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sea

smaller divisions of the oceans

that are partially enclosed by land

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gulf

part of an ocean extending into land; part of

an ocean that is partially surrounded by land

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longitude

  distance EAST or WEST of the Prime

Meridian measured in degrees

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latitude lines

distance north or south of the Equator measured in degrees

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Equator

 imaginary line that divides Earth into

Northern and Southern Hemispheres

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Prime Meridian

Imaginary line that divides Earth into

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

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Tropic of Cancer

Imaginary latitude line that is about 23.5

degrees NORTH of the Equator

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Tropic of Capricorn

imaginary latitude line that is about 23.5

degrees SOUTH of the Equator

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