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| the study of the earth and its land,water,and plant and animal life |
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| natural surroundings and resources |
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| person who moves from one place to make a permanent home in another place |
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| parts of the earth that share common characteristics |
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| location north or south of the Equator measured by imaginary lines (parallels) numbered in degrees |
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| location east and west of the Prime Meridian measured by imaginary lines (meridians) numbered in degrees |
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| degrees of latitude and longitude used to locate places on earth |
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| a way of drawing the round earth on a flat map |
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| narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land |
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| physical features of the earth's surface such as mountains |
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| the height of land above sea level |
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| differences in height in a landscape; how flat or rugged the surface |
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| low hills at the base of a mountain |
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| area of raised land with steep sides; smaller than a plateau |
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