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Unit 1
Georgia Climate and Geography
Term | Definition |
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elevation | height above sea level |
Fall Line | point where hilly lands meet Coastal Plain |
region | area with common characteristics |
precipitation | "rain, snow, sleet, or hail" |
weather | day-to-day conditions and changes in the atmosphere |
climate | average weather and patterns of weather of a region over a long period of time |
swamp | "low, sometimes spongy land, usually covered with water" |
barrier island | they protect the mainland from strong winds and waves |
nation | a land mass inhabited by people who share a common territory and government |
hemispheres | lines of latitude and longitude that divide the earth into halves |
continent | the world's largest land masses |