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Geography
Geography of the Western Hemisphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bay | an inlet of a body of water (as the sea) that is usually smaller than a gulf |
| border | a boundary especially of a country or state |
| desert | an area with less than ten inches of rain per year and a rocky sandy surface |
| climate | local weather conditions of an area like temperature, precipitation, humidity, sunshine, wind and other conditions |
| forest | an area where coniferous and deciduous trees are the most dominant plant. Deciduous trees shed their leaves in the fall. Coniferous trees include trees that have pinecones, such as fir and spruce. |
| grassland | flat or rolling areas of land covered with grasses If located in North America, they are called prairies. In South America they are called pampas |
| landforms | a natural feature of the earth's surface |
| mountain | a land form that is very high and steep. They are usually wide at the bottom and rise to a narrow peak or ridge |
| ocean | a large body of saltwater |
| pampas | the vast fertile grassy plains of southern South America |
| physical map | a map that shows landforms |
| plains | large areas of flat lands |
| political map | a map that shows location and borders of countries and communities |
| population density | the number of people living per square mile |
| prairie | a large open area of grassland |
| rainforest | a dense, either tropical or temperate forest that receives lots of rain year round |
| region | a broad geographic area |
| river | flow of water that goes to an ocean or lake |
| tropics | the area on the earth between the 23 ½ degrees N and 23 ½ S lines of latitude, where the climate is almost always hot |
| tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year; vast treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen |
| vegetation | all the plant life found in an area |
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