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Hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe; the northern or southern half of the earth |
Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
Tropical | located in or used in either of two parallels of the earth's latitude (23 and _ degrees north of the equator or 23 and _ degrees south) |
legend | also called the key.. is a small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map. |
Saturation | the act of treating, furnishing or changing with something where no more can be absorbed, dissolved or retained |
Sediment | material that settles to the bottom of a liquid; material deposited by water, wind or glaciers |
Archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands; a group of islands |
Cartography | the art or work of making maps or charts |
Reservoir | a place where something is kept in store, especially an artificial lake where water is kept in quantity |
Terrain | ground; the physical or surface features of a tract of land |
Meridian | an imaginary great circle on the earth's surface passing through the north and south poles |
Peninsula | a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected by an isthmus with the mainland |
Polar | pertaining to the North or South Pole regions; diametrically opposite |
Permafrost | a lasting frozen layer at variable depth below the earth's surface in frigid regions |
Piedmont | lying or formed at the base of mountains |
Latitude | the angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured in degrees |
Meander | to follow a winding, indirect or intricate course; to wander aimlessly |
Topography | detailed graphic delineation, mapping or charting of the surface configuration of an area |
Tributary | a stream feeding a larger stream or lake |
Continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe |
Abrasion | a rubbing or wearing away; a place where the surface has been scraped off |
Erosion | state of being worn away in degrees by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice |
Permeable | having pores or openings that allow liquids or gases to pass through |
Reclamation | the act or process of altering from an undesirable or uncultivated state; the obtaining from a waste product |
Equator | the great imaginary circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North & South Poles |
Glacier | large body of ice moving slowly downward or spreading outward |