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Geography
9th Grade
02/14/2011

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Tundra
Definition
A climate zone with very cold winters, summers, and little rain & snow
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Highlands
Definition
a mountainous part of the country
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Delta
Definition
Triangle shape deposit of & sediment that occurs where a river flows into the ocean
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Wetland
Definition
An area where soil is usually wet or covered with water
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Ice cap
Definition
A climate or climate zone that is very cold all year permanent ice & snow
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Mediterranean
Definition
A climate or climate zone with warm hot, dry summers, and mild rainy winters
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Gulf
Definition
Large inlet of the sea that cuts deeply into the sea
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Rain forest
Definition
Thick evergreen forest - areas of heavy rainfall
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Peninsula
Definition
Long, narrow stretch of land surrounded by water
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Desert
Definition
Geographic region with too little rainfall to support much plant life, also a vegetation zone
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