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S.S. Midterm
Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Location | Uses coordinates of latitude and longitude to find location |
| Archipelago | Chain of islands |
| Human-environment interaction | The way people interact with their environment |
| Isthmus | Narrow strip of land joining two larger areas or a peninsula to main land |
| Lake | Body of fresh water |
| Mountain | High steep, rugged land that rises sharply around surrounding land |
| Mouth of River | Place where a stream or river empties into a larger body of water |
| Movement | Shifting of people, goods, and ideas from one area to another |
| Place | Describes the physical and human factors that make on area different from another |
| Region | Features that one area has in common with other nearby areas |
| Relative Location | Describes where a certain area is in relation to another |
| Source of River | Place where a river begins |
| Strait | Stream or channel that connects to larger bodies of water |