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| lines of lattitude | lines that run east and west around the earth
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| lines of longitude | lines that run north and south around the earth
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| elevation | height above sea level
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| Tropical Zone | climate zone in the low latitudes
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| compass rose | pointer for cardinal directions: north, south, east and west
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| renewable resource | a natural resource that can be replaced (water, wind)
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| non-renewable resource | a resource that cannot be replaced (coal, gas)
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| vegetation | plants
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| Geography | study of relationship between physical features, climate, and people
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| key | legend: box in which a map's symbols are explained
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| equator | imaginary line running east and west around the earth
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| hemisphere | one of the halves of the earth as divided by the earth as divided by the equator or a meridian
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| temperate zone | a climate zone farther away from the Arctic Circle
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| parallel | north to south they never touch
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| meridian | longitude east or west of the Prime Meridian
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| environment | earth's natural surrounding
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| distribution map | map that shows population density
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| physical map | map that shows land forms
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| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger pieces of land
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| Polar Zone | North of the ArcticSouth of the Antarctic
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| archipelago | a group of chain of islands
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| cataract | another name for a waterfall
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| delta | triangular shaped land form at the mouth of a river
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| desert | dry barren land without trees
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| scale | helps estimate real distances on earth
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| climate | the average weather conditions of a place over a long span of time
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| weather | the state of the atmosphere
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| prime meridian | imaginary line running north and south around the earth
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