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georgaphy terms
social studies 2014 final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arpigalo | a chain of islands |
| delta | a triangular shape group of islands at the mouth of a river |
| international date line | abour 180 degrees- a continuation of the prime meridian |
| istmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger ones |
| time zones | 6- eastern, mountain, pacific, central, hawaiian and alaskan |
| mouth | where a river empties into (a larger body of water |
| penninsula | land with water on 3 sides |
| physical boundry | a natural boundry of clarence |
| political boundry | a man-made boundry of clarence |
| prime meridian | runs from the north pole to the south pole (runs through england) |
| source | where a river begins--a larger body of water, mountains (NEVER SALT WATER) |
| tributary | a river that flows into a larger river |
| cancer | imaginary line in the nothern hemisphere |
| cappercorn | an imaginary line in the soputhern hemisphere |