Geographic Terms 61-70 flash cards

Set: Geographic Terms 61-70

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	Term	Definition
	Leeward	Or the rainshadow, refers to the side of a mountain that is sheltered from the wind. It is the drier side of a mountain.
	Hill	A raised section of land, smaller than a mountain, and has a rounded summit.
	Plain	A large area of land, either level or gently rolling, usually at low elevation.
	Plateau	A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land and usually with steep sides.
	Peninsula	A peice of land tht is surrounded by water on 3 sides. Florida and Italy are both examples of this.
	Topography	Refers to the lay of the land. This is the shape of the surface features of a geographic area.
	Earth's Crust	The outer layer of the Earth. It is a relatively thin layer of rock that coats the earth.
	Mantle	The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
	Core	That portion of the interior part of the earth that lies beneath the mantle and goes all of the way to the center (inner core and outer core)
	Volcano	A mountain or hill built up by the eruption of molten rock and ash from the earth's interior.

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