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| shows borders between countries or states |
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| a source of water with vegetation in the desert |
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| used to measure distance on a map |
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| shows landforms such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc. |
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| a line of latuitude at 0 degrees that divides the world into the northern and souther hemispheres |
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| helps the map reader understnad the meaning of symbols or color coding |
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| a wide, flat elevation on the earth's surface |
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| a large, powerful waterfall |
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| a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
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| a triangular formation at the mouth of a river |
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| natural features of the earth |
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| the general location of a place IN RELATION to another place |
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| an exact location on earth - could be an address or points of latitude and longitude |
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| human or cultural feature |
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| a man made feature on earth: buildings, bridges, etc. |
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| human environment interaction |
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| any concept that involves man affecting earth or earth affecting man: planting trees, air pollution, wearing warm clothing for cold climates, etc. |
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| a map that displays information about a particular theme: population, languages, etc. |
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| a way of showing the Earth's curved surface on a flat map |
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| line of 0 degrees longitude that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres |
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| a group of places that have physical or human characteristics in common (the great lake region, spanish speaking countries, etc. ) |
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| 23.5 degrees north of the equator |
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| 23.5 degrees south of the equator |
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| lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian |
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| lines that measure distance north and south of the equator |
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| North, South, East and West |
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| a model of the earth / a better representation of earth than a map |
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| a flat representation of the Earth; a map is able to give more detail than a globe |
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| a theme of geography; people, ideas and goods move |
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| a theme of geography; human features ( buildings) physical feature ( mountatins, rivers ) |
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