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absolute location |
exact location of a place on the Earth described by global coordinates |
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basin |
area of land drained by a given river and its branches;area of land surrounded by lands or higher elevation |
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bay |
bay part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller then a gulf |
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canyon |
deep and narrow valley with steep hills |
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cape |
point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean |
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channel |
wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other;deep part of a river or waterway |
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cliff |
steep, high wall of rock, Earth or ice |
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continent |
one of seven large landmasses on the Earth |
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delta |
flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
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divide |
stretch if high land that seperates river systems |
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downstream |
direction from which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth |
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elevation |
height of land above sea level |
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equator |
imaginary line that runs around the Earth between the North and South poles;used as the straight starting point to measure degrees of North and South latitude. |
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glacier |
large, thick of slowely moving ice |
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gulf |
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more intended then a bay |
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harbor |
a sheltered place along the shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
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highland |
elevated land area such as hill, mountain or plateau |
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hill |
elevated land with sloping sides and a summit;generally smaller then a mountain |
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island |
land area smaller then a continent, completely surrounded by water |
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isthmus |
narrow stretch of land connecting two longer land areas |
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lake |
sizable inland of water |
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latitude |
distance North or South of the Equator measured in degrees |
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longitude |
distance East or West of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees |
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low land |
land, usually level, at a low elevation |
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map |
drawing of a map shown on a flat surface |
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