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Unit 15
Geographic things and astronomy terms
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Language - English
12th Grade
04/22/2014

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Rivulet
Definition
small stream or brooks
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Firth
Definition
A narrow inlet or arm of the sea
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Bayou
Definition
Marshy inlet or body of water
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Archipelago
Definition
A body of water with many islands; or a group of such islands
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Spume
Definition
foam, scum, or froth on liquids
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Undercurrent
Definition
a current below the surface. An underlying tendency
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Crag
Definition
Steep, rugged rock, or a rocky projection
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Butte
Definition
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top
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Escarpment
Definition
A steep sharp rise of a hill or wall usually [art of a fortification
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Declivity
Definition
A downward slope
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Steppe
Definition
A vast, level treeless tact of land
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Zephyr
Definition
A soft breeze, or gentle wind of the west
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Clime
Definition
Climate or a region with reference to its climate
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Antipodes
Definition
places opposite one another on the globe or two opposite contraties
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Insular
Definition
Isolated or narrow minded
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Corona
Definition
Circle of light around the sun or the moon
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Equinox
Definition
the debate on which the day and night are equal length
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