Transcript Geography Vocabulary Review - Pattonville Heights Middle

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coast is the
part of land
near the sea,
or the edge
of a piece of
land near
water.
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A continent is
any part of the
world’s main
continuous
expanses of
land.
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A deep narrow valley
with steep sides and
often with a stream
flowing through it
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A large body of ice
moving slowly down
a slope or valley or
spreading outward on
a land surface.
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A piece of land almost
surrounded by water
or projecting out into
a body of water.
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A narrow passage of
water connecting two
seas or two large
bodies of water.
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Definition: An
isthmus is a narrow
strip of land with sea
on either side ,
forming a link
between two larger
areas of land.
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Definition: A place on
the coast where
vessels may find
shelter
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Definition: A fertile
spot in the desert
where water is found.
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Definition: A mound
or ridge of sand or
other loose sediment
formed by the wind,
esp. on the sea coast
or in a desert.
Ocean
The ocean is a
very large
expanse of sea,
in particular,
each of the
main areas into
which the sea
is divided
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A body of water is
any significant
accumulation of
water, usually
covering the Earth or
another planet. The
term body of water
refers to large
amounts of water.
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A political map is a
map that shows
states,, cities, and
landmarks.
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A physical map is
a depiction of the
identifiable
landmarks.
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a circle of constant
longitude passing
through a given place
on the earth's surface
and the terrestrial
poles.
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(of lines, planes,
surfaces, or objects)
side by side and
having the same
distance continuously
between them
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Definition: a principal
administrative
division of certain
countries or empires.
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Definition: an area of
relatively level high
ground.
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the angular distance
of a place north or
south of the earth's
equator, or of a
celestial object north
or south of the
celestial equator,
usually expressed in
degrees
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the angular distance
of a place east or west
of the meridian at
Greenwich, England,
or west of the
standard meridian of
a celestial object,
usually expressed in
degrees
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A region is an area or
division that’s part of
a country but it
doesn’t have any
boundaries.
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Plate Tectonics are
giant pieces of the
Earth’s crust that
slowly move around.
There are seven plate
tectonics.
:
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An area or divison
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Tectonics: the branch
of geology studying
the folding and
faulting on earth’s
crust.
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An atlas that
includes historical
maps and charts
depicting the
evolving geopolitical
landscape.
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A map that shows
the route for
transportation in an
airplane, car, etc.
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Definition: Coral reefs
are underwater
structures made from
calcium carbonate
secreted by corals.
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Definition: A Wetland
is land consisting of
marshes or swamps;
saturated land.
A large body of water surrounded by land
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The expanse of salt water that covers most of
the earth's surface and surrounds its
landmasses
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Definition: a
triangular tract of
sediment deposited
at the mouth of a
river, typically where
it diverges into
several outlets
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Definition:the study
of the physical
features of the earth
and its atmosphere,
and of human
activity as it affects
and is affected by
these, including the
distribution of
populations and
resources, land use,
and industries