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GEOGRAPHY TERMS
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CONTINENT
LARGE LAND MASS ON EARTH
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OCEAN
ONE OF THE LARGE BODIES OF SALT WATER
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BAY
BODY OF H20 PARTLY ENCLOSED BY LAND
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SEA
LARGE BODY OF H20 ALMOST ENTIRELY ENCLOSED BY LAND
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STRAIT
NARROW PASSAGE OF H20 CONNECTING 2 LARGER BODIESOF WATER
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
STRAIT
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TRIBUTARY
STREAM FLOWING INTO LARGER STREAM OR RIVER (Think of branches on a tree. Tree trunk = River, Branches = stream
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DELTA
TRIANGULAR-SHAPED, SILTDEPOSIT AT MOUTH OFTHE RIVER
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LAKE
SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER
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LAGOON
BODY OF SHALLOW H20 USUALLY CONNECTED TO A LARGER LAKE OR THE SEA
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CATARACT
LARGE WATERFALL or SERIES OF SMALLWATERFALLS IN A ROW
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FJORD
LONG, NARROW ARM OF SEARUNNING BETWEEN HIGH, ROCKY CLIFFS
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CAPE
POINT OF LAND EXTENDING INTO SEA OR LAKE
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SOUND
LONG AND NARROW BODY OF H20 (BIGGER THAN STRAIT)CONNECTING LARGER BODIES OF H20
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PENINSULA
PIECE OF LAND ALMOST SURROUNDEDBY WATER
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ISTHMUS
PIECE OF LAND CONNECTING 2 LARGER PIECESOF LAND
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PLATEAU
LARGE AREA OF ELEVATED FLAT LAND
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MESA
HIGH, BROAD, FLAT LAND USUALLY WITH SHARP, ROCKY SLOPES DESCENDING TO THE PLAIN
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ATOLL
RING-SHAPED CORAL ISLAND, ALMOST COMPLETELYENCLOSING A LAGOON
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ARCHIPELAGO
SEA WITH MANY ISLANDS OR THE ISLANDS THEMSELVES
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TUNDRA
TREELESS, OFTEN FROZEN, ARCTIC PLAIN
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SAVANNA
LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL GRASSLAND, COVEREDIN PART WITH TREES AND SPINY SHRUBS
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ESTUARY
INLET OF SEA WHERE FRESH WATER FROM RIVERSAND SALT WATER FROM SEA MIX
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ICEBERG
THICK MASS OF ICE,USUALLY FROM A GLACIER,FLOATING IN THE SEA
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OASIS
AN AREA IN THE DESERT MADE FERTILE WITHWATER
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GEYSER
NATURAL HOT SPRING FROM WHICH STEAM, WATER, OR MUD SHOOT INTO THE AIR
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RIVER
LARGE, NATURAL STREAM OF H20 FLOWING INTOLARGER BODY OF WATER
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CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
GREAT RIDGE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUMMITSSEPARATING WEST-FLOWING STREAMS FROM EAST-FLOWING STREAMS
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LATITUDE
DISTANCE ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE MEASURED NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
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LONGITUDE
DISTANCE ON EARTH’S SURFACE MEASUREDEAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN
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TROPIC OF CANCER
LINE OF LATITUDE IN THE TROPICS AT ABOUT 23DEGREES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
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TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
LINE OF LATITUDE IN THE TROPICS AT ABOUT 23 DEGREES SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
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EQUATOR
LINE OF LATITUDE (0 DEGREES) WHICH IS THE SAME DISTANCE FROM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH POLES
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PRIME MERIDIAN
THE LINE OF LONGITUDE (0 DEGREES) FROM WHICHLONGITUDE IS MEASURED. IT PASSES THROUGHGREENWICH, ENGLAND
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CHANNEL
A deep strait: It is safe enough for ships to travelbecause it is very deep.
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GLACIER
A LARGE MASS OF ICE THAT MOVES SLOWLY DOWNA MOUNTAIN OR A VALLEY