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Term | Definition |
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orbit | the earth travels around the sun in an oval path |
revolution | curcular journey around the sun |
rotation | a twenty four hour complete rotation of the earth. |
axis | an imaginary line running through the earth |
low latitudes | the tropics |
high latitudes | polar zones |
middle latitudes | the temperature zones |
landforms | shapes in parts. |
mountains | landforms that reach 2,000 feet above sea level |
hills | landforms that are lower than mountains and have rounded tops. |
plateau | a large, mostly flat area that rises above land around it. |
plains | large flat area of gently rolling land |
plate tectonics | a theory about why the continents move |
weathering | the prossces |