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7th Grade Geography and Themes

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archipelago   a group of many islands  
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bay   part of an ocean or lake extending into the land and usually smaller than a gulf  
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cape   a point of land extending into a body of water  
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delta   a triangular deposit of sand and oil that collects at the mouth of some rivers  
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gulf   a part of the ocean extending into land usually larger than a bay  
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harbor   a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely  
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isthmus   a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land  
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oasis   a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation  
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strait   a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water  
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tributary   a stream or river that flows into a larger stream of river  
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canal   a waterway dug across land through which ships can pass through  
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channel   a narrow, deep waterway connecting two bodies of water; the deepest parof a river or waterway  
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desert   a dry, barren region that may be sandy without trees  
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glacier   a huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain  
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island   an area of land completely surrounded by water  
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lake   a large body of water surround by land  
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mountain   a land form with high elevation and a pointed or rounded top higher than a hill  
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mountain range   a row of connected mountain  
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mouth (of a river)   the part of a river where its waters flow into another body of water  
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peninsula   land surrounded by water on all sides but one  
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plain   a broad and gently rolling area usually low in elevation  
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river   a large stream of water that flows into a lake, ocean, or other body of water  
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swamp   low, wet land that supports grass or trees  
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valley   low land between hills or mountains  
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volcano   an opening in the earth's surface through which steam, ashes and lava are forced out  
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5 Themes of Geography   Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Regions, Movement  
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Absolute Location   Is given in degrees of latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location)  
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Relative Location   depends upon point of reference. Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance. The description of a location based upon the surrounding area  
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Physical Characteristics   Landforms (mountains, plains, etc.), bodies of water (oceans, lakes, bays, etc.), ecosystems (soil, plants, animals, and  
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Human Characteristics   Bridges, roads, buildings, culture, languages, beliefs. All places have features that distinguish them from other places  
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Place   the physical and human/cultural characteristics that describe particular places on Earth  
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Movement   The ways on which people, goods, and ideas/communication are transported from one place to another  
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Region   a group of places that are all close together and have similar physical and human/cultural characteristics  
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Equator   an imaginary line that separates the globe into the northern and southern hemisphere, at Zero degrees latitude, important line of latitude  
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Prime Meridian   Imaginary line that separates the globe in to the western and eastern hemisphere; at zero degrees longitude  
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Continent - Name 7   A large land mass. North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Africa  
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Latitude   Imaginary horizontal parallel lines that help to measure the distance north and south of the equator  
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Longitude   imaginary vertical lines to help us measure the distance west and east of the prime meridian  
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Location Question   Where is it?  
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Place Question   What is it like?  
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Movement Question   How are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, products and information/ideas?  
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Human-Environment Interaction Question   How do people relate to the place that they live in?  
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geography   a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface  
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