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| a deplication of the land marks |
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| the elivations of a land surface |
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| a map projection of th globe |
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| an imaginary great o on the earth |
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| a map projection for geographics map |
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| the science of map making. |
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| a symbol on a compass that is circular with graded points for the directions |
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| a representation of countries territories. |
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| an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles,at right angels to the equator. |
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| the angular distance north or south of the earths equator,measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe. |
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| The water vapor in the earths atmosphere |
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| solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle |
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| a submerged border of a continent that slopes gradually and extends to point of steeper decent to the ocean bottom. |
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| any of the four planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars that are nearest the sun and the same size and density. |
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| The molton rock under the earths crust, from which igneous rock formed by cooling. |
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| A geologic process in which one edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another. |
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| A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earths crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and paralell to the plane of fracture. |
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| A buff to gray windblown deposit of fine-grained, calcareous silt or clay. |
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| An opening in the earths crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected. |
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| Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earth's surface. |
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| An increase of the earths temperature caused by the earths atmosphere. |
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| A line of latitude about 23 degrees south of the equator. |
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| A period of stagnation or slump |
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| Fall off or shed at a specific season or sage of growth. |
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| a layer in the stratosphere (at approximatly 20 miles) that contains a concetration of ozone to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun. |
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| to expose to the action of the elements, as for drying,seasoning, or coloring. |
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| The state if the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables,such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity,and barometric pressure. |
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| A line of latitude about 23 degrees north of the equator. |
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| The observed effect of the coriolis force, especially the deflection of and object moving above the earth, rightward in the northern hemisphere and leftward in the southern hemisphere. |
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