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Geography Vocab 1
Part 1 (Words 1-25)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute location | exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
| Basin | area of land drained by a given river and its branches’ area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations |
| Bay | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf |
| Canyon | deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
| Cape | point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean |
| Channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway |
| Cliff | steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice |
| Continent | one of the seven large landmasses on the earth |
| Delta | flat, low |
| Divide | stretch of high land that separates river systems |
| Downstream | direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth |
| Elevation | height of land above sea level |
| Equator | imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude. |
| Glacier | large, thick body of slowly moving ice |
| Gulf | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay |
| Harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| Highland | elevated land such as a hill, mountain, or plateau |
| Hill | elevated land with sloping sides and rounders summit; generally smaller than a mountain |
| Island | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Lake | as sizeable inland body of water |
| Latitude | distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees |
| Longitude | Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees |
| Lowland | land, usually level, at a low elevation |
| Map | drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface |
| Meridian | one of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude |
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