Geography
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Created by:
amyseery on August 23, 2012
Subjects:
Language Arts, Social Studies, Geography
Description:
Talking Walls and Geography Terms
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 structure | a thing constructed or built |
| fortress | a building with strong walls to defend against attack; a fort |
| latitude | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
| longitude | an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| ancestor | a relative who lived in the past |
| pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. |
| physical features | are the natural characteristic of the earth's surface (river, mountain, lake, forest). |
| resources | materials found in the Earth that people need and value |
| mason | a craftsman who works with stone or brickim |
| immigrant | a person who moves from one country to another |
| emigrate | leave one's country of residence for a new one |
| international | from or between other countries |
| monument | a structure created to commemorate persons or events |
| circumfrance | The distance around a circle |
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