geo terms
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| circle on a map that shows the four cardinal directions | Compass rose
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| type of map that show rivers, mountains, and elevation | Physical
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| Type of map that shows political boundaries, or settlements and cities, that once existed | Historical
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| map devoted to a special theme, such as the location of temples in ancient Greece. | Thematic
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| Imaginary horizontal lines that run parallel across the Earth. | Latitude
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| Imaginary verticle lines that run up and down the earth | Longitude.
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| 3rd largest continent in the world. Located in the North West Hemisphere. | North America
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| Land connecting North and South America | Central America
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| group of islands in the Carribbean Sea | West Indies
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| broad expanse of flat or or slightly hilly land, often covered with grass, or grass and trees. | plains
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| an area of jungle covered with plants and trees. Found in areas with warm climate and heavy rainfall. Great diversity of plants and animal life. | Rainforest
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| Second largest continent. Characterized by Low GDP, High infant mortality rate, and low life expectancy. Located in 3 of the 4 hemispheres. | Africa
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| Receives little to no rainfall, limited variety of plants and animals adapted to extreme heat. | desert
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| Worlds longest river | Nile
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| World largest river by volume. | Amazon
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| Longest river in the US | Mississippi
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| Second smallest continent. First to become industrialized. | Europe
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| Largest Continent in the World. Located in the NE hemisphere. | Asia
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| Crossroads to Africa, Asia, and Europe. Predominant religion is Islam. | Middle East
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| man made waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. | Suez Canal
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| Treeless grasslands in Central Asia and Russia` | Steppes
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| An area in northernmost russia where the groud in frozen much of the year | Tundra
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| A large piece of land smaller than a continent. India is an example of one. | Sub continent.
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| Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides | Peninsula
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| Seasonal winds that blow across Asia. | Monsoons
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| The world's southernmost continent. Neither owned or settled by anyone but scientist. | Antarctica.
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