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Geography Terms
These will be common definitions of the geographic world
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean climate | A climate characterized by moist, mild winters and hot, dry summers. |
| Latitude | A measure of distance north or south of the equator. |
| Jungle | An area covered with dense vegetation dominated by trees. |
| Island | Any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. |
| Ice Age | A time of widespread glaciation |
| Gulf | A large area of water that lies within a curved coastline |
| Geosphere | The nonliving parts of the Earth |
| Globe | A true-to-scale map of the Earth |
| Equator | An imaginary circle around the Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| Elevation | The height of a point on the Earth's surface with respect to sea level. |