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Geography Vocabulary

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Glacier`
a thick sheet of ice
Latitude
measures distance north and south from the equator
Cartographer
a map maker
Longitude
measures distance east and west from the prime meridian
Map projection
a way of drawing the earth on a flat surface
Mountain
high, steep, rugged land, usually at least 1000 feet above surrounding land
Tributary
a stream or small river that flows into a bigger river
Irrigate
bring water to a dry area in order to grow food
Elevation
height above sea level
Geography
the study of people, their environments, and their resources
History
an account of what happened in the development of a people, a nation, or a civilization
Plain
a broad area of fairly level land
Isthmus
a narrow strip of land
Plateau
a large, raised area of flat or gently rolling land
Weather
condition of the air at any given time and place
Climate
average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years
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