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8th Grade
09/08/2010

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Term
absolute location
Definition
exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
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basin
Definition
area of land drained by a given river and its brances.
Term
bay
Definition
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline
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canyon
Definition
deep and narrow valley
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cape
Definition
point of lant that extends a river, lake, ocean
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channel
Definition
deep part of a river
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cliff
Definition
steep, high wall of rock earth
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continent
Definition
one of the seven large land mass on earth
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cultural feature
Definition
characteristic that humans have created in a place
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delta
Definition
flat low lying land
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divide
Definition
stretch of high land
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down stream
Definition
direction in which a river or stream flow
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elevation
Definition
height of land above sea level
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equator
Definition
imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Pole
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glacier
Definition
large thick body
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gulf
Definition
part of a loarge body of water that extends into a shoreline
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harbor
Definition
a sheltered place along a shoreline
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highland
Definition
elevated land area such as a hill, mountain or plateau
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hill
Definition
eleveated land with sloping slides
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island
Definition
land area, smaller than a continent
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isthmas
Definition
narrow stretch of land
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lake
Definition
Term
lake
Definition
a sizable in land body of water
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latitude
Definition
distance north or south of the equator
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longitude
Definition
distance east or west of the equator
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lowland
Definition
land usually level
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