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Discovery Test #1
Test on November 6th
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Bay | an extension of a sea or ocean into the land. |
| Legend | A series of symbols and their meanings describing features of a map. |
| Canal | a human made waterway |
| Peninsula | A long projection of land into water, connected to the mainland by an isthmus |
| Cape | a point of land projecting into a sea or ocean. |
| Butte | an isolated hill or small mountain with steep sides and a flat top |
| Desert | an arid (dry) region that receives little precipitation (rain, snow, hail, cats, dogs) |
| Degree | a measure of distance equal to 1/360th of the earth's circumference |
| Glacier | a huge mass of ice originating from compacted snow |
| Gulf | a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses. |
| Latitude | a measurement of distance north and south of the equator expressed as degrees |
| Longitude | a measurement of distance east and west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England expressed as degrees. |
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