Geography Key Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 latitude | the difference north and south from the equator to a particular location |
| longitude | the distance east or west from the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, England |
| compass rose | a design on a map that shows direction - which way is north, south, east, or west |
| archipelago | a group or chain of islands ex: Japan, Bahamas, Philippines |
| bay | a body of water that is part of a sea or ocean and if partly enclosed by land |
| peninsula | a body of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land with water on two sides connecting two larger land masses ex: Panama Canal |
| delta | land formed at the mouth of a river formed from the silt and sand that flows downstream, often shaped like a triangle |
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